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Blame Lucy

The choice CCM quartet Blame Lucy included singer/bassist Doug, guitarists Fred and Ryan, and drummer Mike. Their debut LP Gong Display appeared in past due 1997.

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Grammatrain

The choice CCM group Grammatrain comprised singer/guitarist Pete Stewart, bassist Dalton Roraback and his drummer brother Paul. Produced in Seattle, in 1994 the trio self-released their eponymous debut LP, getting the interest of ForeFront Information label exec Eddie DeGarmo, who instantly signed Grammatrain release a their 1995 sophomore work Lonely …

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dc Talk

The first gospel act to include hip-hop influences (although trio rarely departs from standard pop/rock), dc Talk became perhaps one of the most popular groups in Christian contemporary music through the mid-’90s, when their fourth album, Jesus Freak, made the best debut for the gospel act on Billboard’s album charts. …

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Point of Grace

A long-running and top-selling CCM vocal group, Stage of Sophistication were originally formed in the first ’90s around Denise Jones, Heather Floyd, and Terry Lang. The ladies knew one another while developing up in Norman, Oklahoma, but just began singing jointly (as the Ouachitones) if they all went to Ouachita …

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Audio Adrenaline

Making use of their fusion of rock and roll, rap and funk, Audio Adrenaline surfaced among the most widely used CCM acts from the 1990s. Produced in 1986 in the campus of Kentucky Christian University, the music group originally featured business lead vocalist Tag Stuart, guitarist Barry Blair, bassist Will …

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PFR

Originally called Inside Away, PFR was formed in Minnesota simply by Mark Nash, Joel Hanson, and Patrick Andrew. For his or her 1992 recording debut on Sparrow, the trio transformed their name to Pray for Rainfall but transformed it once again to PFR for sophomore function Goldie’s Last Times. 1994 …

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Newsboys

One of the most media-exposed Christian rock and roll bands from the ’90s, Newsboys formed in the later ’80s around a primary of John Adam, Peter Furler, and Philip Urry. Though early in its profession the music group was panned for the recognized over-reliance on spiritual clichés in its lyrics, …

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Eager

The choice CCM quartet Eager was founded in 1995 by singer/bassist Patrick Andrew, a onetime person in the group PFR, and singer/guitarist Greg Pope, a onetime solo artist and frontman from the band Apple Green. Recruiting guitarist Tag Kloos and drummer Paul Eckberg, Willing released their eponymous debut LP in …

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