St. Andrew by the Sea Community Church will present Grammy, Dove and International Bluegrass Music Association award winner Jerry Salley in concert Sunday, Feb. 15 at 2 p.m.

The free event will be held at the church, 17263 Fort Morgan Road in Gulf Shores. All are welcome. Additional information is available at (251) 968-3900 or www.standrewbythesea.org.

Salley has been referred to by Billboard Magazine as "one of Music Row's greatest veteran tunesmiths." He has written multiple hits across country, bluegrass and gospel and is widely recognized for earning equal acclaim in all three genres. More than 580 of his songs have been recorded and sales have exceeded 19 million copies worldwide.

His country career took off in the late 1980s when Wild Rose recorded “Breakin’ New Ground.” Since then his songs have been recorded by Reba McEntire ("I'm Gonna Take That Mountain" “Close To Crazy”), John Anderson ("I Fell In The Water"), Wade Hayes ("How Do You Sleep At Night"), Chris Stapleton (“Outlaw State Of Mind”), Loretta Lynn, The Oak Ridge Boys, Toby Keith, Brad Paisley, Sara Evans, Patty Loveless, Joe Nichols, Darryl Worley, Travis Tritt, Tracy Lawrence, Neal McCoy, Mark Chesnutt and Sir Elton John whose “Where We Both Say Goodbye” became his only single to appear on the Billboard Country Chart. Internationally, Salley has written nine No. 1 country hits in Australia.

He is an eight-time Dove Award nominee in country, bluegrass and southern gospel and won the 1990 Dove Award for Inspirational Song of the Year for "His Strength Is Perfect," recorded by and co-written with Steven Curtis Chapman. “His Strength Is Perfect” has been recorded more than 200 times and was added to the Baptist Hymnal in 2009 after previously appearing in the Celebration Life Hymnal.

As part of a trio with Larry Cordle and Carl Jackson, Salley recorded "You're Running Wild" on “Livin', Lovin', Losin' - Songs of the Louvin Brothers,” which won the 2003 Grammy for Country Album of the Year.

In bluegrass, Salley is an eight-time IBMA Award winner. He was named IBMA Songwriter of the Year in 2018 and 2019 and has had hundreds of songs recorded, including numerous chart-toppers. He has written nine No. 1 gospel hits, multiple No. 2 gospel hits and more than a dozen other top ten and top twenty gospel songs.

Salley was named the 2003 SESAC Country Music Songwriter of the Year and received a nomination in 2019 for the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. In 2024 his home state honored him with induction into the Ohio Country Music Hall of Fame.

As a performer, Salley has appeared worldwide and has taken the stage many times as a soloist at the Grand Ole Opry. His television credits include Late Night with David Letterman, Regis and Kathy Lee and NBC'S Today Show.

His most recent project, "The Believer," released in 2026, is an all-gospel album featuring an inspirational message in each of its 12 songs.