Lynne Drysdale Patterson is a songwriter, worship leader (www.MessiahSongs.com), recording artist, keynote speaker, conference teacher, gourmet cook and author of Feasts of Israel cookbook. Her grandfather, Hilleary Arthur Brown, headed the Philadelphia office of ASCAP (American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers .) Lynne's great-grandparents were traveling minstrels. She is president and co-owner of In His Name Music and Messiah Songs Publishing .
Lynne's songwriting credits include: The Joshua Generation recorded by Ricky Skaggs on his Grammy and Dove Award winning record Soldier of the Cross ; I Am Evidence recorded by LordSong ; How Much More recorded by Greater Vision on their Faces record voted 2005 Album of the Year by The Gospel Quartet Convention: Dying To Know recorded by Caray Keen (columnist Cal Thomas' daughter).
Lynne teaches songwriting at conferences and events across the country including: The Songwriters Guild – Nashville Office; NSAI (Nashville Songwriters Association International) SONGPOSIUM; The Kentucky Christian Writers Conference. She was invited, by The Gospel Music Association to teach her songwriting classes at GMA Music in The Rockies, Estes Park, Colorado, 2007-2008. She also offers Online Christian Song Evaluations on her website LDPatterson.com.
Lynne is a sought after speaker/teacher for women's retreats, ladies luncheons, songwriting retreats and conferences.
Lynne's television appearances include: The Nashville Network, The Christian Television Network, The Christian Broadcasting Network.
Growing up in St. Petersburg, Florida but moving to Nashville, Tennessee in 1984, Lynne and her husband, Bruce, a Nashville native, engineer, a minister with the Assemblies of God, and a classically trained guitarist, composer and arranger having memorized more than eleven books of the Bible, write many of their songs and use their musical gifts leading worship.
A little known facts about Lynne is that her song Sanibel Island was played as the telephone system's “on-hold music” at The Sanibel Island Florida Chamber of Commerce. She loves to play golf, cook for her husband Bruce and their friends, and travel.
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