Tree63 Biography
Tree63 is a Christian rock band from Durban, South Africa formed in 1996 currently featuring John Ellis (vocals, guitar, piano), Darryl Swart (drums), and Daniel Ornellas (bass guitar). Originally, the band was unnamed. John Ellis, the group's founder, came up with the name Tree in 1997 when performing at North Beach, Durban. The band had to come up with a name before performing on stage. The singer, John Ellis, was standing under a tree, so decided to call the band Tree. They added the 63 in 2000 due to a naming conflict with an American band. 63 had been the name of their second album, which was named in reference to Psalm 63.
Their self-titled album "Tree63" (2000) was followed by "The Life and Times of Absolute Truth" (2002), "The Answer to the Question" (2004), "Worship Volume One: I Stand For You" (2005), "Sunday" (2007), "Blessed Be Your Name: The Hits" (2008), and "Land" (2015). The single "Blessed Be Your Name" from "The Answer to the Question" peaked at number 2 on the US Billboard Christian Songs chart and number 2 on the US Christian AC chart, marking their most successful release. Other albums like "The Answer to the Question" and "Sunday" also charted on the US Christian and Heatseekers charts. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.