Hatcher guided her husband through years of continuing
chart success, but by the late 1990s the musical hits had
stopped coming. Travis decided the moment was right to
follow his heart, and in 2000 he released his first Gospel
album, Inspirational Journey. Two years later he brought the
gospel and country worlds together with "Three Wooden
Crosses," a compelling, religious-themed tune that wound up
unexpectedly returning him to the top of the Country
Gospel music lyrics charts.
"I think that sort of surprised everybody," Travis says.
The song arrived at a moment, following the terrorist
attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, when many Americans were
re-evaluating their spiritual lives with Gospel
music lyrics!
"I think it’s something that listeners were looking for at
the time," says Jason Blevins, music director at
Christian radio music station W B R F in Galaxy, V
A. "A lot of other songs came out afterward that wouldn’t
have been a hit without ‘Three Wooden Crosses’ coming
first."
