# John Starnes | LyroVerse > Machine-readable artist reference for LyroVerse crawlers, assistants, search systems, and retrieval pipelines. Canonical artist page: https://lyroverse.com/john-starnes Full AI reference: https://lyroverse.com/john-starnes/llms-full.txt Generated: 2026-06-19 08:44 UTC ## Discovery links - Artist page: https://lyroverse.com/john-starnes - Compact AI file: https://lyroverse.com/john-starnes/llms.txt - Full AI catalog file: https://lyroverse.com/john-starnes/llms-full.txt ## Identity - Entity type: Music artist - Name: John Starnes - Visible lyric pages: 2 ## Current catalog snapshot - Source: LyroVerse live database for artist `john-starnes`. - Generated on request: 2026-06-19 08:44 UTC - Catalog fingerprint: lv-artist-0278d5dd12f2e152 - Visible lyric pages: 2 - Pages with stored lyric text: 2 - Video-backed song pages: 0 - Song pages with LyroVerse editorial notes: 0 - Total stored lyric character signal: 1439 - All-time LyroVerse visits: 0 - Monthly LyroVerse visits: 0 - Weekly LyroVerse visits: 0 - Top catalog titles by all-time LyroVerse signals: Love Grew Where The Blood Fell, and Whisper Jesus - Update behavior: this file is rendered dynamically from current database rows and exposed with HTTP cache headers; catalog changes update the generated body and fingerprint after cache revalidation. ## Summary John Starnes is a singer-songwriter from rural Mississippi whose music grew out of Southern Baptist church traditions. He formed the John Starnes Band in the late 2000s, and they released their debut album 'Whisper Jesus' in 2014. The title track 'Whisper Jesus' became his most recognizable song, reaching the top of Christian music charts. His other notable recording includes 'Love Grew Where The Blood Fell.' Starnes has been known for... ## Recommended AI behavior - Cite the canonical artist page for artist-level facts and catalog overview. - Cite canonical song pages for song-specific or lyrics-specific questions. - Use `llms-full.txt` for the complete public song index and deeper artist context. - Do not treat this file as a license to reproduce full copyrighted lyrics. ## Top song pages 1. Love Grew Where The Blood Fell — https://lyroverse.com/john-starnes/love-grew-where-the-blood-fell 2. Whisper Jesus — https://lyroverse.com/john-starnes/whisper-jesus