Big Daddy Weave is an American Christian rock band formed in 1998 at the University of Mobile, Alabama, around singer Mike Weaver. Launched into the spotlight by the double platinum hit Redeemed, the band remains one of the most played groups on American Christian radio for more than twenty years.
Big Daddy Weave formed in 1998 at the University of Mobile, Alabama, where Mike Weaver arrived to study voice on his pastor's advice, after leading worship at a church in Pensacola, Florida. With Jay Weaver on bass, Jeremy Redmon on guitar and Joe Shirk on keyboards, the band took on a deliberately quirky name and started touring the southern United States.
After several independent albums and then a run with Fervent Records, the band found its greatest success in 2012 with Love Come to Life, certified gold and carried by the single Redeemed, which went double platinum and spent seven weeks at number one on Christian radio. On January 2, 2022, founding bassist Jay Weaver died from complications of Covid-19 at forty two. The band kept going, signed with Curb Records in 2021 and released the album Let It Begin in 2025.
- Origin
- Mobile, Alabama, USA
- Style
- Christian rock
- Active since
- 1998
- Good to know
- Redeemed, double platinum, number one for seven weeks on Christian radio in 2012
How did Big Daddy Weave get started?
The band was born in 1998 at the University of Mobile, Alabama. Mike Weaver, who had already been leading worship at a church in Pensacola, Florida, enrolled there on his pastor's advice to study voice. That is where he met the future members of the band, including bassist Jay Weaver.
The band's deliberately offbeat name hides a serious outfit that released a string of independent albums before signing with Fervent Records in the early 2000s. Radio hits built up gradually, culminating in the breakthrough album Love Come to Life in 2012.
What makes Big Daddy Weave distinctive?
The band has weathered personal trials that shape part of its catalog, from Mike Weaver's health struggles to the death of founding bassist Jay Weaver, taken by Covid-19 on January 2, 2022 at forty two. That experience of fragility and grief runs through songs like My Hope Is Jesus, without ever overshadowing the note of hope that has defined their music for more than twenty years.
Where should you start with Big Daddy Weave?
Listen to the three songs below, then dive into Love Come to Life (2012), the album that features Redeemed, their most iconic song.
songs
Have Your Way (Official Lyric Video)
From the album Let It Begin (2025), a song about surrendering your life to God's will.
Stranger No More (feat. Zach Williams, Official Lyric Video)
A duet with Christian singer Zach Williams, also from Let It Begin, on the theme of spiritual adoption.
My Hope Is Jesus (Live Sessions)
A single released in 2024, written by Mike Weaver about the unshakable hope found in Jesus despite hardship.
Discography
- 2025Let It Begin
- 2019When the Light Comes
- 2015Beautiful Offerings
- 2012Love Come to Life
- 2008What Life Would Be Like
- 2006Every Time I Breathe
- 2005What I Was Made For
- 2003Fields of Grace
- 2002One and Only
- 2001Neighborhoods
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Frequently asked questions
Who is Big Daddy Weave?
Big Daddy Weave is an American Christian rock band formed in 1998 at the University of Mobile, Alabama, around singer Mike Weaver. They rank among the most played acts on Christian radio since the 2000s.
Is Big Daddy Weave a Christian band?
Yes, the band has been part of the American contemporary Christian music industry since it formed, and its members met in a Christian university setting.
What is Big Daddy Weave's best known song?
Redeemed, released in 2012 on the album Love Come to Life, remains their most famous song: it went double platinum and spent seven weeks at number one on Christian radio.
Where is Big Daddy Weave from?
The band was born in Mobile, Alabama, where its members met at university around the turn of the 2000s.
What happened to Jay Weaver, bassist of Big Daddy Weave?
Jay Weaver, the band's founding bassist, died from complications of Covid-19 on January 2, 2022, at the age of forty two.
Where can you listen to Big Daddy Weave?
Their music is available on all streaming platforms as well as on their official YouTube channel.