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Tenth Avenue North is an American Contemporary Christian music band from West Palm Beach, Florida. It features Mike Donehey on vocals and acoustic guitar, Jeff Owen on electric guitar and backup vocals, drummer Jason Jamison, and Scott Sanders on bass guitar.[Tenth Avenue Norths Debut Single Love Is Here Breaks...; CCM magazine; March 13 2008; Retrieved April 5 2008]
Their debut album, Over and Underneath, was released on May 20, 2008 on Reunion Records, and the band began a tour in promotion of the album near that time. Their song "Love Is Here" hit the Top 20 on the U.S. Contemporary Christian Music chart, and reached #3 by June 21, 2008. It ended 2008 as the 12th most-played song on Christian Hit Radio according to R&R magazine's Christian CHR chart for the year.[2008 Year End Charts/Top Christian CHR songs, R&R magazine, Retrieved January 15 2009]
The band's next single, "By Your Side", was released in late August 2008, and eventually became a #1 hit on Christian CHR radio in 2009; according to R&R's chart, it stayed at the top position for three weeks by February 13, 2009.
The band has toured with David Crowder Band and MercyMe and headlines their own dates throughout the United States. They won the "New Artist of the Year" award at the 40th GMA Dove Awards in April 2009.
Members- Mike Donehey lead vocals, guitar
- Jeff Owen guitar, vocals
- Scott Sanders bass guitar
- Jason Jamison drums
Awards- 2009: GMA Dove Award for New Artist of the Year won
Discography- Albums
- 2002: Broken Down (independent)
- 2003: ''Don't Look Back (independent)
- 2005: Speaking of Silence (independent)
- 2006: God With Us EP (independent)
- 2008: Over and Underneath (Reunion Records) U.S
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- Singles
- "Love Is Here"
- "By Your Side" peaked at #1 for three consecutive weeks in February 2009 and hit a top 30 list of 2008 on Air 1
- "Hold My Heart"
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