Joe Soares

In the artist’s words: Describe one of your earliest musical memories in detail. I was just a poor kid with a hand-me-down piano and weekly guitar lessons, but that was where everything started. I learned to write music before I could even spell correctly. Those early moments made me fall in love with creating songs. What are your top 3 all-time favorite albums on Apple Music, and why? Why did you choose these three albums in particular? George Winston, All the Seasons of George Winston James Taylor, The Essential James Taylor Jeremy Camp, Jeremy Camp: Live My top albums include Jeremy Camp’s worship records for their honesty, George Winston’s piano albums for their calm and emotion, and the classic songwriting of James Taylor and Jackson Browne that shaped how I first learned to love music Find a song of yours on Apple Music that you love and tell us what makes it special. Tell us why you chose this song. “The Grace to Stay (Duet Original Song)” I wrote The Grace to Stay after seeing countless couples on the edge of giving up. This song means so much to me because it expresses the truth that only God’s grace gives strength to stay, love, forgive, and rebuild what the enemy tried to destroy.