b. Montgomery, Alabama, USA. Raised in a devoutly Christian family, Freeman began singing in his local church and, like many of his contemporaries, progressed to leading a worship group. By this time he was also a proficient piano player. After graduating in 1995 from Southeastern College in Lakeland, Florida, he worked as a music minister in his home state before relocating to Nashville in an attempt to break into the music scene. After two years of struggling to be heard, Freeman secured his first break when he was signed to leading CCM artist Michael W. Smith's Rocketown la...