Facts: - years active: 1980-present - genre: southern gospel - birth date: 1958 6 24 - name: mark lowry - image size: 300px - background: solo_singer - website: http://www.marklowry.com/ - occupation: singer , songwriter , comedian , Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of mark lowry .
for the arkansas politician , see '' mark lowery '' .mark alan lowry -lrb- born june 24 , 1958 -rrb- is a christian comedian , songwriter , and singer , best known for co-writing the song '' mary , did you know ? ''lowry performed with the gaither vocal band from 1988 -- 2001 , and rejoined the group from 2009 to 2013 , along with other '' gvb '' alumni michael english and david phelps .lowry has recorded twelve albums , both music and comedy .