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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 ]
The Bee Gees scored the most number-one hits (9 songs) and had the longest cumulative run atop the Billboard Hot 100 chart (27 weeks) during the 1970s. Rod Stewart remained at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart for 17 weeks during the 1970s. Elton John amassed the second-most number-one hits on the Hot 100 chart during the 1970s (6 songs). #
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]
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.
Tony Sings the Great Hits of Today! Tony Bennett - 8 That's the Way Love Is: Marvin Gaye - 9 Magic Christian Music: Badfinger: UK 15 Back in the USA: MC5 - A Brand New Me: Dusty Springfield - This Girl's in Love with You: Aretha Franklin - 19 Hello, I'm Johnny Cash: Johnny Cash - John B. Sebastian: John Sebastian: Album recorded autumn 1968 23 ...
Music artist and CCM pioneer Erick Nelson defined The Archers' role in the development of contemporary Christian music as representing one-half of a convergence: traditional vocal groups like The Archers got hipper while the hippie rock groups (like the Maranatha bands) got more mellow—eventually both evinced the polished, commercial sound ...
The Greatest Hits is a greatest hits album by Christian pop rock band Newsboys. The album features their biggest hit radio singles and two new songs entitled "I Fought the La..." and "Stay Strong". It also includes for the first time on a Newsboys album the song "In the Belly of the Whale", which was recorded for the Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie ...
Ocean was a Canadian gospel/soft rock band formed in 1970 in Toronto, Ontario.They are best known for their 1971 single "Put Your Hand in the Hand".The single peaked at No. 2 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, [1] and reached No. 4 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart.