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Cody was born in Spencer, Tennessee and by the age of 9 had become the church pianist at the Spencer Church of God of Prophecy and for many years remained the piano player at his local church and performed with multiple southern gospel and contemporary Christian acts.
After one year of college Cody was offered the opportunity to move to Nashville and pursue a career in the country music industry. Cody spent two years as the bass player and road manager for the legendary country music artist Lynn Anderson. Immediately following those two years, Cody signed a recording contract with Giant Records (Warner Brothers), and spent six years touring as Cody McCarver and Southern Exposure.
In 1998 Cody joined the multi-platinum band Confederate Railroad. Although he spent twelve years as a member of Confederate Railroad, in 2006 he began to write his own material in hopes of a solo career in the music business. In 2007, those hopes began to take shape and Cody traveled to Hollywood, California to record his first solo album at the legendary Capitol Studios. His first album, self-titled "Cody McCarver was released in 2008. The album garnered three number one videos on CMT Pure (Country Music Television) and he received the honor of becoming one of Country Music's leading industry magazines "Music Row" independent artist of the year for two consecutive years.
In the next few entries, we will be highlighting more of Cody's story, including the inspiration for his return to Gospel Music. "Cody has a compelling story that needs to be heard by the people of today's church" says, Dr. E.C. McKinley, the Presiding Bishop for the Church of God of Prophecy, "and we are excited that he will be with us for the Tennessee State Convention to be held at OCI in Cleveland, Tennessee July 16-19, 2015. Make plans now to attend.
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