Michael W. Smith is a Christian singer-songwriter who started his music career in the 1980s as a keyboardist for the CCM band Higher Ground. After penning some hit gospel tunes for other artists - including his breakthrough "How Majestic Is Your Name" for Sandi Patty - he kicked off his solo career with his self-produced debut album, The Michael W. Smith Project (1983).
When Smith first moved from his native West Virginia to Nashville, he worked as a landscaper to pay the bills.
His middle initial stands for Whitaker, a name that's common in Smith's family. It was also his father's middle name and is the first name of one of the singer's grandsons (see "Whitaker's Wonder").
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