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Richard Wayne Mullins (October 21, 1955 – September 19, 1997) was an American contemporary Christian music singer and songwriter best known for his worship songs "Awesome God" and "Sometimes by Step".
Contemporary Christian singer Rich Mullins, 41, was killed in a traffic accident September 19 near Lostant, Illinois, en route to a benefit concert in Wichita, Kansas, where he lived.
What drove Rich Mullins' work, and why is he still so iconic over 20 years after his death? He was one of the most important songwriters in 20th-century Christian music, and a maverick who walked away from Nashville's Christian music scene to teach music to Navajo children.
Unable to move, Mullins was hit by an on coming 18-wheeler. Mitch McVicker was only 24 at the time and sustained major head injuries. He says it's still a burden on his mind.
The Christian singer-songwriter, who died at age 41 in a car crash, has a legacy that lives on.
Mullins in 1997 died when the Jeep in which he was riding overturned. Severely injured in the crash was Mitchell McVickers, who both performed and collaborated with Mullins. Above all, they were...
On Sept. 19, 1997, he was returning from a concert in his jeep when he lost control and ejected from the vehicle. He was then hit by a semi-trailer truck and died on the scene at age 41. Rich Mullins still has a regular impact on my life.
Wire stories identified the 41-year-old Mullins, who died in a car crash near Peoria on Sept. 19, as a contemporary Christian artist. Yet that label hardly tells the whole story.
On September 19, 1997, Rich Mullins died in a tragic car crash along Illinois Interstate 39, ending the life of one of the most compelling—and provocative—artists in Christian music history. He was one month shy of his forty-second birthday.
It was 21 years ago on September 19, 1997 that Rich Mullins died in a tragic accident on his way to a benefit concert in Wichita Kansas.