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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 ]
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.
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.
The artists of the 1970s produced so many chart-topping hits we compiled a list. It includes bands and singers such as Stevie Wonder, ABBA, and Redbone.
This article contains links to lists of notable Christian music artists, organized by music genre. Note: Because classifying music by genre can be arbitrary, these groupings are generalized and many artists appear on multiple lists. List of Christian country artists; List of Christian hardcore bands; List of Christian hip hop artists
This list is not designed to include performers in the greater Christian music industry specifically contemporary Christian music performers and its subgenres. Bands are listed by the first letter in their name (not including the words "a", "an", or "the"), and individuals are listed by family name .
This is a list of Christian worship music artists or bands. This list includes notable artists or bands that have recorded or been known to perform contemporary worship music at some point in their careers. This includes worship leaders, Christian songwriters, and contemporary Christian music artists. It is not a list of contemporary Christian ...
Evelyn Tornquist Karlsson (born Evelyn Tornquist on March 29, 1956 [1] [2]), mononymously known as Evie, is an American contemporary Christian music singer who was known in the late 1970s and early 1980s for songs such as "Mirror", "Step into the Sunshine" and "Four Foot Eleven". [3]