Leonard “Lenny” LeBlanc (born June 17, 1951) is an American singer, songwriter, and worship leader best known for writing the modern worship standard “Above All.”
A former Muscle Shoals session musician turned Christian recording artist, LeBlanc built a career that spans soft rock radio hits, country songwriting, and some of the most recorded worship songs in the church today, including “There Is None Like You.”
Lenny LeBlanc at a Glance
| Personal | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Leonard “Lenny” LeBlanc |
| Born | June 17, 1951 Leominster, Massachusetts, USA |
| Age | 75 (as of 2026) |
| Nationality | American |
| Spouse | Sherrie LeBlanc |
| Children | Hanna LeBlanc (daughter) |
| Residence | Florence, Alabama |
| Music | |
| Genre(s) | Contemporary Christian music, contemporary worship, soft rock |
| Occupation | Singer-songwriter, worship leader, session musician, producer |
| Years active | 1975–present |
| Labels | Big Tree, Heartland, Integrity Music, Maranatha |
| Known for | “Above All,” “Falling,” “There Is None Like You” |
| Ministry | |
| Church | Faith Church, Florence, Alabama (worship team) |
| Studio | Muscle Shoals, Alabama (since 1987) |
| Career | |
| Awards | Dove Award, Inspirational Recorded Song of the Year (2003, “Above All”) |
| Website | lennyleblanc.com |
Early Life and Background
Lenny LeBlanc was born on June 17, 1951. He describes his childhood as “somewhere between dirt poor and middle class.” Music found him early.
He discovered an old upright piano sitting in his aunt’s dark basement, and that discovery changed everything.
He was self-taught. There were no formal lessons, just a boy who wanted a piano so badly he remembers lying in bed at night wishing for one.
His first real stage moment came at a middle-school talent show, and it terrified him.
He stood facing the band with his hands jammed in his pockets because he could not bring himself to face the crowd.
LeBlanc spent his teenage summers on the beach in Daytona, surfing until he met a group of teens who played guitars.
That encounter pushed him toward music for good. He washed dishes to save up for his first bass guitar, then spent three years playing dances and local clubs around Daytona while sharpening his voice.
He graduated high school in 1969 and moved to Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1970. By 1973, he had relocated to Florence, Alabama, where he has lived ever since.
Career: From Muscle Shoals Session Player to Christian Songwriter
The Muscle Shoals Years
LeBlanc’s move to Alabama came through his friend Pete Carr, a guitarist who had become a successful producer and session player in Muscle Shoals. Carr encouraged LeBlanc to join him there, and it paid off fast.
Within months, LeBlanc was playing bass and singing background vocals for a stacked list of artists: Hank Williams Jr., Crystal Gayle, Etta James, Shenandoah, Ricky Skaggs, Sawyer Brown, The Supremes, Joan Baez, Amy Grant, and Roy Orbison. He sang on Amy Grant’s very first record, My Father’s Eyes, back when she was just 18 years old.
In 1975, LeBlanc and Carr formed a duo. Two years later, LeBlanc & Carr scored a massive hit with “Falling,” a ballad LeBlanc co-wrote with Eddie Struzick.
It became a BMI Millionaire song, meaning it logged more than one million radio plays, and Billboard later named it one of its all-time favorite Top 40 hits.
The duo had also been the first to record another Struzick song, “Sharing the Night Together,” which became a huge hit for Dr. Hook the following year.
LeBlanc also recorded solo material during this period, including “Hound Dog Man,” a tribute to Elvis Presley released in 1976 that got heavy radio play after Presley’s death the next year.
A Faith That Redirected His Music
In 1980, LeBlanc became a born-again Christian. The shift did not happen because his career had stalled.
He was doing well. But something in him had changed, and it showed up in what he wanted to write.
“I could have gone on in the field of pop music as a Christian, but I sensed that God had something different for me,” LeBlanc has said of the decision.
He knew almost no one in Christian music at the time, aside from Amy Grant. That did not stop him.
In 1983, Heartland Records released his first Christian album, Say a Prayer, followed by Person to Person the next year.
Both records were warmly received, and LeBlanc quickly built new relationships across the contemporary Christian music industry.
Building the Worship Catalog
In 1987, LeBlanc opened his own recording studio in Muscle Shoals, where he continues to produce his own music and work with other artists.
That same era brought him into the orbit of Don Moen, one of the defining voices of modern worship music.
The two met in St. Louis at a studio owned by Tom Brooks, a founding producer of Integrity Music and the Hosanna Music Series.
LeBlanc has said God told him he was meant to sing background for Moen, and in 1991 the two recorded Pure Heart together under Hosanna Music.
What started as a fading secular duo, LeBlanc and Carr, became an entirely different partnership: a gospel duo that would shape a generation of church music.
LeBlanc can be seen singing backup at Moen’s 1992 concert, Worship with Don Moen, and the two have performed together at events across the world since, including in Toronto.
LeBlanc’s Christian discography grew steadily through the ’90s and 2000s: Faithful Heart (1990), Above All (1999), One Desire (2002), Anthology (2012, a collection of career highlights), and Love Like No Other, released through in:ciite and Word Distribution.
Rise to Prominence: “Above All”
In 1995, LeBlanc co-wrote “Above All” with fellow worship songwriter Paul Baloche. The ballad became one of the defining worship songs of its generation.
Don Moen was not the only major artist to bring the song to a wider audience. Michael W.
Smith covered it on his live album Worship, and performed it during President George W. Bush’s 2001 inaugural prayer service. CCM Magazine later named it one of the “100 Greatest Songs in Christian Music.”
In 2003, “Above All” won the Dove Award for Inspirational Recorded Song of the Year, credited to Michael W. Smith, Lenny LeBlanc, and Paul Baloche.
The same year, the song also appeared on the gospel album Diary of a Psalmist, which peaked at No. 6 on the Billboard Top Gospel Albums chart.
LeBlanc’s other signature worship composition, “There Is None Like You,” has also become a staple in churches, alongside cuts like “Closer,” “I Believe,” “What a Wonder,” and “Rainbow Song” from the Above All album, and “Love Came Down,” “Only Love,” and “You Have Been So Good” from One Desire.
Personal Life
Lenny LeBlanc lives in Florence, Alabama, with his wife, Sherrie LeBlanc, and their daughter, Hanna.
He serves on the worship team at Faith Church in Florence, staying rooted in local church life even after decades on national and international stages.
LeBlanc still travels as a Christian artist, both nationally and internationally, but his home base has remained the same small Alabama community that first pulled him into the Muscle Shoals music scene in the 1970s.
Songwriting Beyond Worship Music
LeBlanc never fully left secular songwriting behind. He wrote “Treat Her Right” for the country band Sawyer Brown, and co-wrote “You First” with Mac McAnally, a two-time CMA Musician of the Year.
In 2010, LeBlanc worked with a lineup of Asian artists including Brian Joo, Van Ness Wu, and Choi Siwon, showing his songwriting reach extended well past the American CCM market.
Influence and Legacy
LeBlanc’s fingerprints are on two very different chapters of American music. In the 1970s, he was part of the Muscle Shoals sound that shaped soft rock radio.
From the 1990s onward, he became one of the most quietly influential songwriters in the modern worship movement.
“Above All” alone has been recorded and performed by countless worship teams around the world, and it remains a fixture in church song libraries decades after it was written.
LeBlanc’s partnership with Don Moen helped bridge Integrity Music’s Hosanna catalog with a broader audience, and his voice appears on dozens of classic worship recordings still used in churches today.
Net Worth
Lenny LeBlanc has not publicly disclosed his net worth, and no reliable, sourced figure exists.
Given his decades as a songwriter with a BMI Millionaire hit, a Dove Award-winning worship standard, and ongoing session and production work in Muscle Shoals, his income likely draws from royalties, live performances, and studio production.
Any specific dollar figure circulating online should be treated as speculation rather than fact.
Interesting Facts
- LeBlanc sang background vocals on Amy Grant’s debut album, My Father’s Eyes, when she was 18.
- His hit “Falling” was named a BMI Millionaire song for logging over one million radio plays.
- He believes God specifically told him to sing background vocals for Don Moen, a moment that reshaped his entire career direction.
- LeBlanc wrote a country hit, “Treat Her Right,” for Sawyer Brown, well after he had shifted his focus to worship music.
- He recorded a tribute song to Elvis Presley, “Hound Dog Man,” in 1976, a year before Presley’s death.
- In 2010, he collaborated with K-pop and Asian entertainment artists, including Super Junior’s Choi Siwon.
Timeline
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1951 | Born June 17 in Leominster, Massachusetts |
| 1969 | Graduates high school in Daytona, Florida |
| 1970 | Moves to Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 1973 | Relocates to Florence, Alabama, to join Pete Carr in Muscle Shoals |
| 1975 | Forms the duo LeBlanc & Carr |
| 1976 | Records “Hound Dog Man” as an Elvis Presley tribute |
| 1977 | “Falling” becomes a major radio hit |
| 1980 | Becomes a born-again Christian |
| 1983 | Releases first Christian album, Say a Prayer |
| 1987 | Opens his own recording studio in Muscle Shoals |
| 1991 | Records Pure Heart with Don Moen under Hosanna Music |
| 1995 | Co-writes “Above All” with Paul Baloche |
| 1999 | Releases the album Above All |
| 2001 | “Above All” performed at President George W. Bush’s inaugural prayer service |
| 2003 | “Above All” wins the Dove Award for Inspirational Recorded Song of the Year |
| 2012 | Releases career retrospective album Anthology |
Frequently Asked Questions
What does Lenny LeBlanc do now?
Lenny LeBlanc still writes and records music, tours as a Christian artist, and works from his recording studio in Muscle Shoals, Alabama. He also serves on the worship team at his home church, Faith Church in Florence, Alabama.
What are Lenny LeBlanc’s most famous songs?
His best-known songs are “Above All” and “There Is None Like You,” both worship standards, plus “Falling,” a 1977 soft rock hit recorded with Pete Carr as LeBlanc & Carr.
Where does Lenny LeBlanc live?
LeBlanc lives in Florence, Alabama, part of the Muscle Shoals music region, where he has lived since the 1970s.
Who is the original artist of the song “There Is None Like You”?
Lenny LeBlanc wrote and recorded “There Is None Like You,” which became one of the most recorded worship songs of his catalog alongside “Above All.”
Who is Lenny LeBlanc’s wife?
Lenny LeBlanc is married to Sherrie LeBlanc. The couple lives in Florence, Alabama, with their daughter, Hanna.
What is Lenny LeBlanc’s nationality?
Lenny LeBlanc is American, born in Leominster, Massachusetts.
What is Lenny LeBlanc’s net worth?
No verified net worth figure has been publicly disclosed. Estimates found online are not sourced from financial records and should be treated as speculation.
