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This is a list of notable contemporary Christian music artists from the 1970s.. The Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music (2002) defines CCM as "music that appeals to self-identified fans of contemporary Christian music on account of a perceived connection to what they regard as Christianity". [1]
After releasing their 1968 Scripture in Song EP album, a children's song book and album, and their first full-length LP record, in 1972, the Garratts released their Scripture in Song double album Prepare Ye The Way. It the brand's biggest hit, selling hundreds of thousands of albums globally, including 88,000 copies sold in New Zealand ...
Jesus music primarily began in population centers of the United States where the Jesus movement was gaining momentum—Southern California (especially Costa Mesa and Hollywood), San Francisco, Seattle, and Chicago—around 1969–70. [2] Large numbers of hippies and street musicians began converting to born-again Christianity.
Debuting during the free love movement of the '60s and late '70s, the song couldn't have come at a better time. Shop Now. Jim Britt - Getty Images "Come and Get Your Love" by Redbone (1973)
In the early 1970s Calvary Chapel was home to more than 15 musical groups [1] [2] that were representative of the Jesus movement.In 1971, Maranatha!Music was founded as a nonprofit outreach of Calvary Chapel to popularize and promote a new, folk-rock style of hymns and worship songs influenced by the Jesus people.
Love Song was founded in 1970 by Chuck Girard, Tommy Coomes, Jay Truax, and Fred Field, prior to the conversion of any of the band members. [1] Field and Truax were the first two to convert to Christianity and began attending a bible study at Chuck Smith's Calvary Chapel where the other two eventually "accepted Jesus". [1]
Billboard magazine started to post the Top 10 Christian rock songs, and some radio stations [who?] started to play Christian rock. [citation needed] Bands such as DC Talk, Jars of Clay, Audio Adrenaline and many others achieved commercial success. [citation needed] This list excludes bands that are primarily heavy metal or hardcore punk.
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