These are the musicians that spoke to me and gave me comfort, inspiration and hope during very dark days- in no particular order.
Daniel Amos/Terry Scott Taylor
the 77's/Michael Roe
The Call
Andy Pratt
Adam Again
Undercover
Phil Keaggy
Jeff Johnson
Mark Heard
Bruce Cockburn
T-Bone Burnett
Midnight Oil
Michael & Stormie Omartian
Glad
Paul Clark
Pat Terry
And, if you want to check out CCM's Enfant terrible-
Tonio K.
There are quite a few others. I still listen to all these artists, some more frequently than others, but they have touched me as few of my brethren have because they are unafraid to speak truth and are gifted writers and musicians. Today's CCM seems to be comprised entirely of puerile pabulum lacking fangs and coj***s, no artistry, no bite and no intensity. There are exceptions, although you won't find them in Christian bookstores. Check out Over The Rhine, The Blue Nile (especially a Youtube clip of Tinseltown in the Rain live on the Jools Holland show), Iona, Fleming and John, and The Vigilantes of Love. If you begin to dig, you will find treasures.
Pax,
Gregorius
