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Christian was born in Buffalo, New York, United States. Roger Christian began his radio career in Rochester, New York at WSAY and later worked in Buffalo under the name Mike Melody. [1] While working as a lifeguard, Christian got his break in radio after saving a radio executive's wife from drowning in a New York lake in the mid-1950s.
Fueled by the inspiration the new Christian contemporary music that was sweeping the country, Roger began laying the groundwork for a new touring ensemble with vocals and a live band with horns. Wanting to name the group something with a distinctive identity that did not sound preachy or worldly, Roger's wife, Linda Breland, suggested Truth.
Checkmate is the debut album of British singer Roger Christian.It was produced by Gary Katz and released on 9 October 1989 by Island Records.The album features background vocals by the Persuasions on three tracks, “Stay With Me Tonight”, “Chains” and “Mwanzia”.
In 1998 founding member Roger Christian died from a brain tumour. [8] In 1997 The Christians began to perform together again in an "unplugged" acoustic format. They carried out a thirty-six date tour of the UK, with a similar tour undertaken in 2000, with guitarist and songwriter Paul Campbell, who accompanied them on all of their tours until 2003.
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'He touched so many hearts with his music,' his family said in a statement confirming his death. Roger Whittaker, Singer of 'The Last Farewell,' Dead at 87 Skip to main content
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Pages in category "Songs written by Roger Christian (songwriter)" The following 20 pages are in this category, out of 20 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .