Neal Hartley

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Name = Neal Hartley


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Background = solo_singer
Birth_name = William O'Neal Hartley Jr.
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Born = September 5th, 1980
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Origin = Tennille, Georgia, USA
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Genre = Contemporary Christian, Classic Rock
Occupation = Singer/songwriter
Years_active = 1999 - present
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Neal Hartley is a Christian singer/songwriter originally from Tennille, Georgia. He has released one independently produced studio album entitled "Lead On" and several "homemade" recordings. He often travels as a Contemporary Worship Leader when not performing his original songs in concert. He has worked with M-Fuge (a Southern Baptist youth camp) as well as a visiting worship leader for various Churches and youth functions, generally in the Southeast.

Usually Neal performs solo and accompanies himself with an acoustic guitar, although he has played with various bands and musicians in the past. "Something More", his next studio album, is currently in the works.

On January 8th, 2005, Neal married Amy Bynum, whom he met while working an M-Fuge camp in Mobile, Alabama. The Hartley's currently reside in Henderson, NC where Neal is a seminary student/youth minister and Amy is a school teacher. Neal and Amy are eagerly awaiting the birth of their first son "Will" who is due to be born sometime around the first of October.

Neal's music is currently being marketed and distributed through companies like CD Baby, Rhapsody, and Apple's iTunes. In 2006, Neal's song "All These Things" was released on a compilation album by LifeWay Christian Resources featuring music by Chris Tomlin, Jars of Clay, and many other Christian music favorites entitled "Our Great God."

Albums

* "Lead On"

Associated Musicians/Band Members

* Jeff Conkin - drums
* Jeremy Curtis - backup vocals, bass
* Philip Elder - bass
* Neal Giedd - drums
* Brandon Herrington- piano/drums
* Doug Logan - bass
* Brandon Pafford - piano
* Chris Rainey - bass
* Danny Steis - guitar, bass, mandolin
* Jonathon Lewis - drums
* Osei May - percussion

Trivia

* The line "Lead me, Guide me" in the song "Like You" was inspired by a prayer by Neal's Father.
* The song "Lonely People" was written to be a second movement of the Beatles song "Eleanor Rigby".
* The hidden track at the end of the "Lead On..." album was originally intended to be a full song that would begin the next record.
* The picture on the back of the "Lead On..." album was inspired by a similar picture on the back of a James Taylor album.

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