The Jesus People: Where Are They Now? A gathers no moss. Nor do these 20 pioneering Christian artists of the 1960s and 1970s, most of whom are still serving God and the church with their talents and voices.

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Band released My in 1976. rocky mount ain Recently served as a touring, recording, Hope in 2002 Now: ministries .org. senior writer for Rick recruiting sponsors (integ ritymusic.com broke up long ago Warren's for Compassion but released a two- PurposeDrivenLife International and CD 30th anniversary .com (fischtankcom). granting interviews re-issue of their first to magazines such Paul Clark in 1996. as Guitar Player. Taylor continues to Latest stuff: The Back then: Midwestern singer- perform with his all- recently released CD songwriter who star band The Lost Richie Furay Dream Again, and released a pow erful Dogs. Back then: other products, info string of solo , Latest stuff: In Founding member and podcasts are some fea turing Phil Andrae Crouch 2006 The of Buffalo Spring- Chuck Girard avail able at Keaggy and members Back then: released their latest field (recently Back then: After philkeaggy.com. of Love Song. Groundbreaking new a I bum, The Lost inducted into the recording two Top 20 Plus, albums by Now: Still making contemporary Cabin and the Mystery Rock and Roll Hall of hits with the Castells, Keaggy's earlier music. gospel artist who Trees, and more Fame) and Poco. He Girard became a Glass Harp band Latest stuff: wrote and recorded recently a DVD/CD later launched a Christian, helped form have been reissued

Seventeen albums, "My Tribute" and set titled The Lost crossover Christian Love Song and later on CD. both old and new, "Through It All." Dogs Via ... music career. began a pro lific solo along with Clark's fine Now: After (All We Left Unsaid), Now: Longtime career. art photos, are working with which are available pastor of Calvary Now: Living in available at Madonna, Quincy at thelostdogs.com. Chapel of Broom- Nashville, Ten nessee, paul clarkmusic.com. Jones, Diana Ross field, Colorado. and still recording and and Elton John, Latest stuff: per forming. Crouch is focusing A new recording, Latest stuff: on making gospel Heartbeat of Love, Recordings, sem inar Honeytree music and pas toring and autobiographical CDs and even a joke Back then: 1973 New Christ book, Pickin' Up the page avail able at debut album led to Memorial Church in Pieces, were released chuck.org. a lengthy career.

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Tommy Coomes , with his Back then: (richiefuray.com). recording, per- Back then: sister, Sandra. Writer, singer (and forming and Founding member of Latest stuff: narrator) of hits such participating in Love Song, the first 2006's Mighty Wind as "He's Alive," international min- supergroup from is a celebration of "Jesus Is Lord of the istry events. Way I Feel" and Calvary Chapel of 40 years in music Back then: Latest stuff: "Jehoshaphat." Costa Mesa, Cali fornia, (andraecrouch .com). Guitar virtuoso who 2005's Call of the Now: Still and Mara natha! John Fischer played on dozens of Harvest and other performing and Records. Back then: his own and others' recordings available recording with his at honeytree.org Now: Founded Recorded 12 albums acclaimed albums. wife, Wendy. Tommy Coomes between 1969 and Now: A visit to Latest stuff: His Praise Band in 1989 1998 and wrote 12 Keaggy's Web site 2004 release The and played for major nonfic tion and proves that he Package Collection events orga nized by fiction books remains the busiest Vol III and other Promise Keepers, Billy between 1988 and contemporary items (including Graham and other Back then: 2002. Christian music (CCM) Franciso's testimony ministries. A member of the Now: pioneer. of overcoming an Joel Chernoff cutting-edge Cal- Still singing and vary Chapel quartet addiction to Back then: Co- writing. Daniel Amos, which pornography) founder of Lamb, a released their August 2007 / CHARISMA 53 Reprinted with permission from Charisma & Christian Life, August, 2007. Copyright Strang Communications Co., USA. All rights reserved. www.charismamag.com pioneering Messianic personnel changes in of ," Now: Lives in who released more and Beautiful City Jewish band. recent years, the producer, record Nashville with his than a dozen albums, Talbot is Now: Lamb dis- band has retired. company founder wife and best-selling acclaimed albums using acoustic form banded in 1992 and Latest stuff: and author of classic author, Stormie. beginning with to record his 50th reformed in 2005. Farewell concert CD songs such as "Why Latest stuff: No 1971's Born Twice. album, which will Today, Chernoff is came out in 2005. Should the Devil major new solo Now: Still be released this also president of the Recent information Have All the Good albums or produc tion touring and month. His latest International Messi- available at Music," "One Way," work since 1990s, but recording. book is The Way of anic Jewish Alliance. petrameansrock .com "Six Sixty Six" and classic solo albums Latest stuff: His the Mystics: Ancient Latest stuff: The fan site. "U.F.O." ln2001 White Horse and 2002 release Edge of Wisdom for Experi- 2005 release The CCM Magazine were re- the World CD features encing God Today, Sacrifice is available named Norman's released on CD. CCM pioneers such published by Jossey- from galileeof 1972 album, Only as , Barry Bass (John thenations.com. Visiting This Planet, McGuire, Annie michaeltalbot.com). the second-best Herring, Noel Paul Christian album of Stookey, members of all time. Love Song, Barry McGuire Now: Still per- and even Larry Back then: forming but dealing Norman, who had Husky-voiced hit with mounting been estranged from singer and writer health problems. Back then: Led Stonehill for years Jamie Owens who had hits with the Latest stuff: You by , the (randystone hill.com). Evie Tornquist Collins folk group The New can buy dozens of Resurrection Band Back then: Back then: Christy Minstrels and products (or make a were hard-rocking Best-selling Chris tian Daughter of artists reached No. 1 with contribution to Nor- musical ambas sadors pop artist. Jimmy and Carol his apocalyptic 1965 man's medical fund) of Chicago's Jesus Now: Living in Owens who made anthem, "Eve of at larrynorman.com. People USA (JPUSA) Florida with her her solo debut with Destruction." After his community. husband, Pelle 1973's Laughter in conversion to Now: JPUSA is Karlsson, formerly of Your Soul. . Christianity, McGuire still going strong, John Michael Sky Angel Now: Still making recorded many but Rez Band's last Talbot Dominion Network, music. Christian albums and album was 1997's Back then: and occa sionally Latest stuff: intro duced his Ampendec tomy. Folk rocker turned touring with 1998's Seasons (and audiences to artists Kaiser is still singing Christian artist who contemporary reissued CD version such as 2nd Chapter the . converted to Christian singer of Laughter in Your of Acts. Back then: Latest stuff: Catholicism and Rebecca St. James Soul, 1978's Love Now: Still Grammy Award- Kaiser's Blues recorded dozens of in a mother- Eyes and 1981's performing and winning master of Heaven II album and beautiful, liturgi- daughter outreach Straight Ahead) are recording. the keyboard and School of Blues DVD cally-based albums series called SHE available at new Latest stuff: the recording studio project were of praise and wor ship (Safe, Healthy, portrecords.com. More than 20 classic who worked with released in 2006 music. Empowered). and recent releases, , Loggins (grrrrecords.com}. Now: Talbot, Latest stuff: plus blogs, available & Mes sina, who married a Songs for His Family at barry mcguire.com Christopher Cross, former nun, still album by "Evie and Rod Stewart, Donna tours, records and the Karlssons" was Summer and others, oversees Little Por- released in 1996. and brought profes- tion Hermitage, the sional production Arkansas-based Many of these

Petra values to Christian Catholic community artists met to Back then: music through he founded in 1983. record First Love: A Indiana quartet that acclaimed solo Back then: Latest stuff: Historic Gathering of combined rock and Pioneers, albums and work on Tragi-comic trouba- After returning to religion in its 1974 projects of others, dour and associate the electric guitar a double DVD/CD

debut. including Amy of Larry Norman for the Monk Rock project available at

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