“I just want to make music that moves peoples hearts,” says Joel Price, Christian rock artist. “In today’s world, music has been turned into a vehicle to promote impurity, sex, drugs, greed and hate. I believe that music should move people’s hearts closer to God and that’s what I try to do with the songs that I write.” Joel’s music is blend of... [+] Read More

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One of the most renowned and widely respected pioneers of contemporary gospel music remains Andrae Crouch. By combining such classic gospel music elements as call-and-response and choir, along with pop songwriting techniques and production, Crouch's style has influenced countless other artists. Born July 1, 1942, in Pacoima, CA, Crouch got his... [+] Read More

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Christian rock pioneers the Resurrection Band formed during the early 1970s, a product of the Jesus People USA revival movement sweeping the west coast during that time; comprising vocalists Glenn and Wendi Kaiser, guitarist/keyboardist Stu Heiss, bassist Roy Montroy and drummer John Herrin, the group -- also known as simply Rez -- debuted in... [+] Read More

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Heavy metal has been associated with ol' Beelzebub ever since its inception, but there have been a few acts who took the opposite route and put their Christian beliefs in hard rocking songs, such as Stryper. Formed in Orange County CA in 1983, the group was originally known as Roxx Regime, and consisted of singer/guitarist/main songwriter... [+] Read More

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Influenced by the Southern rock of Lynyrd Skynyrd and other artists such as U2 and Rich Mullins, Third Day was originally formed by vocalist Mac Powell and acoustic guitarist Mark Lee. The duo added bassist Tai Anderson and drummer David Carr from another local band, and recorded some demos. Third Day's live shows gradually built a loyal fan... [+] Read More

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The Christian rock band Whiteheart was formed in 1982 by singer Steve Green, guitarist Dann Huff, bassist Gary Lunn, keyboardists Mark Gersmehl and Billy Smiley, and drummer David Huff, most of the members alumni of Bill Gaither's group. After debuting with a self-titled effort issued on the Home Sweet Home label, Green exited the line-up, and... [+] Read More

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