| Daniel Amos | |
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Daniel Amos in concert at Cornerstone 1990 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Southern California, USA |
| Genre(s) | alternative rock |
| Years active | 1974 – present |
| Label(s) | Maranatha! Music Solid Rock Records NewPax Records ¡Alarma! Records Refuge Records Frontline Records Brainstorm Artists, Intl Stunt Records Galaxy21 Music Arena Rock Recording Co. |
| Members | |
| Left to Right: Terry Scott Taylor Greg Flesch Ed McTaggart Tim Chandler | |
| Former members | |
| Marty Dieckmeyer Mark Cook Steve Baxter Jerry Chamberlain Rob Watson Alex MacDougall | |
Daniel Amos (aka D. California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Alternative rock (also called alternative music, alt-rock or simply alternative; known primarily in the UK as indie) is a genre of In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Maranatha! Music began as a non-profit outreach of Calvary Chapel in 1971 This article is about Solid Rock Records, a label of Larry Norman, not to be confused with Rock Solid Records[http //rocksolidrecords See also List of record labels Alarma Records is a sublabel of Frontline Records. Alarma! Records and Tapes was originally formed in 1983 by the band Daniel Amos, with musician Artists Joe English ( Held Accountable in 1982 Daniel Amos ( Vox Humana in 1984 Forerunner Frontline Records was a Christian Record label founded in 1986 by James Kempner Brainstorm Artists International (BAI formerly Broken Records was a Record label founded in 1987 by Gene Eugene and Ojo Taylor Selected Discography The Swirling Eddies - Swirling Mellow Daniel Amos - Live Bootleg '82, (1990 Artists Adam Again BUCK Enterprises The Choir Common Children Daniel Amos Terry Scott Taylor (born May 24, 1950) is an American Songwriter, Record producer, Writer and founding member of the Greg Flesch (born 1960 is a guitarist and Musician, best known for his work with the rock bands Daniel Amos and The Swirling Eddies Ed McTaggart (born July 10, 1951) is an America Drummer, Photographer and Artist. Tim Chandler (born February 3, 1960) is a Bass guitar player best known for his work with the rock bands Daniel Amos, The Marty Dieckmeyer was the bass player for the Rock band Daniel Amos from 1974 to 1981 Mark Cook is an American songwriter and keyboardist best known for playing keyboards in the 1970s rock group Daniel Amos. Steve Baxter is an American songwriter and guitarist best known as one of the founding members of the rock group Daniel Amos. Jerry Chamberlain (born Gerald Parker Chamberlain February 25, 1952, Inglewood, California) is a Singer, Songwriter, Robert D Watson is a keyboard player producer and Composer, best known for his work with the rock bands Daniel Amos and The Swirling Alex MacDougall is a Record producer, and percussionist MacDougall is best known for being a member of the Christian rock band Daniel Amos in the late A. , Dä) is a rock band formed in 1974 by Terry Scott Taylor on guitars and vocals, Marty Dieckmeyer on bass guitar, Steve Baxter on guitars and Jerry Chamberlain on lead guitars. A musical ensemble is a group of two or more Musicians who perform instrumental or vocal Music. Terry Scott Taylor (born May 24, 1950) is an American Songwriter, Record producer, Writer and founding member of the Marty Dieckmeyer was the bass player for the Rock band Daniel Amos from 1974 to 1981 Steve Baxter is an American songwriter and guitarist best known as one of the founding members of the rock group Daniel Amos. Jerry Chamberlain (born Gerald Parker Chamberlain February 25, 1952, Inglewood, California) is a Singer, Songwriter, Current members include Bassist Tim Chandler, guitarist Greg Flesch and Drummer Ed McTaggart. Tim Chandler (born February 3, 1960) is a Bass guitar player best known for his work with the rock bands Daniel Amos, The Greg Flesch (born 1960 is a guitarist and Musician, best known for his work with the rock bands Daniel Amos and The Swirling Eddies Ed McTaggart (born July 10, 1951) is an America Drummer, Photographer and Artist. Over the course of 30 years, they have experimented with country rock, new wave, punk rock, rock and roll, and alternative rock. For the geological term see Country rock (geology. Country rock is a Musical Genre formed from the fusion of rock Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums. Alternative rock (also called alternative music, alt-rock or simply alternative; known primarily in the UK as indie) is a genre of
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The roots of Daniel Amos began to grow out of Jubal's Last Band, an acoustic quartet consisting of Taylor, Kenny Paxton, Chuck Starnes and Steve Baxter, who spent their time performing for Bible study groups and at coffee shops throughout Southern California. In 1974, JLB recorded a demo tape together and eventually lost Starnes and Paxton. Bassist Marty Dieckmeyer and guitarist Jerry Chamberlain were brought in to fill the empty spots. Sometime in the middle of 1975, Jubal's Last Band (minus Baxter) auditioned for Maranatha! Music and Calvary Chapel in hopes of signing a recording and performance contract. Maranatha! Music began as a non-profit outreach of Calvary Chapel in 1971 Calvary Chapel, a Non-denominational, Evangelical fellowship of Christian churches began in 1965 in Southern California. Another band at the meeting, led by Darrell Mansfield, had a similar name - Jubal. Darrell Mansfield is an American Gospel / Blues musician Mansfield got his start in 1974 with a band called Jubal The two bands decided to change their names to avoid confusion. Mansfield renamed his band Gentle Faith (taken from the name of co-band member Henry Cutrona's earlier band), and Jubal's Last Band became Daniel Amos. Gentle Faith was a Christian country rock band in the 1970s during the Jesus Music era before the rise of the CCM industry
Daniel Amos succeeded in landing a recording and performance contract and quickly recorded their first song for the label in 1975, Taylor's "Ain't Gonna Fight It. " The band released their first full length, eponymous album (Daniel Amos) in 1976 which was produced by legendary dobro player and producer Al Perkins (Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, Roy Orbison, Joe Walsh, the Flying Burrito Brothers, etc). Daniel Amos released their self-titled debut album in 1976 on the Maranatha! Music label Al Perkins (Born January 18, 1944) is a Texas -born American Guitarist. Bob Dylan (born Robert Zimmerman, May 24 1941 in Duluth, Minnesota) is an American singer-songwriter author poet and painter who has been a major Roy Kelton Orbison ( April 23 1936 &ndash December 6 1988) nicknamed "The Big O" was an influential Grammy Award -winning Joseph Fidler "Joe" Walsh (born November 20, 1947) is an American Guitarist, songwriter and Rock musician He has been a The Flying Burrito Brothers was an early Country rock band best known for its influential debut album 1969's The Gilded Palace of Sin. Soon after the release of that album, DA enlisted Ed McTaggart as their full time drummer. Previously, McTaggart had been the drummer for Bill Sprouse Jr.'s The Road Home. Bill Sprouse Jr was a Christian evangelist, singer and Songwriter, frontman for a group called The Road Home, active during the 1970s The Road Home was the name of Bill Sprouse 's band before and after his conversion to Christianity.
By 1977, the band had begun to shed their country sound with the album Shotgun Angel, which took some fans by surprise. Shotgun Angel was half country and half rock-opera. Shotgun Angel is the title of a 1977 album released by Daniel Amos. Side 2 of the LP featured lush orchestrations and a string of rock songs linked together in a way reminiscent of The Beatles Sgt. The Beatles were a pop and rock band from Liverpool, England formed in 1960 Peppers album. The band even made a number of concert performances at this time with a full orchestra backing them.
By 1978 the band had recorded their first entirely rock effort, Horrendous Disc, with help from newly added percussionist, Alex MacDougall, and keyboardist Mark Cook. Horrendous Disc is the title of an album by the Rock band Daniel Amos, that was recorded in 1978 and released in 1981 Alex MacDougall is a Record producer, and percussionist MacDougall is best known for being a member of the Christian rock band Daniel Amos in the late Mark Cook is an American songwriter and keyboardist best known for playing keyboards in the 1970s rock group Daniel Amos. MacDougall is a well respected percussionist that has toured with Loggins and Messina, Leon Russell and The Beach Boys, among others. Loggins and Messina were an American rock - pop duo consisting of Kenny Loggins and Jim Messina. Leon Russell (born Claude Russell Bridges on April 2 1942 in Lawton Oklahoma, United States) is a Singer, Songwriter The Beach Boys is an American rock band Formed in 1961 the group gained popularity for its close vocal harmonies and lyrics reflecting a California Youth culture Cook had been the keyboardist for the Warner Brothers band Spring Canyon. Warner Bros Entertainment Inc (or Warner Bros, Warner Bros Pictures) is one of the world's largest producers of Film and Also around this time, the band began a lifelong personal friendship and working relationship with singer/songwriter Randy Stonehill. Randy Stonehill (born March 12, 1952) is an American Singer/songwriter from Stockton California, best known as one of the so-called The band began touring heavily with Stonehill in the late 1970s - both performing their own sets, and also serving as Stonehill's backing band at each show. That tours, known as the "Amos n' Randy Tour," became legendary for DA and Stonehill fans. DA backed Stonehill in the studio as well on albums like 1981's Between the Glory and the Flame, 1983's Equator, and 1992's Wonderama. Between the Glory and the Flame is the title of an album by Randy Stonehill, released in 1981 on Myrrh Records. Equator is the title of an album by Randy Stonehill, released in 1983 on Myrrh Records.
Although Horrendous Disc was recorded for Maranatha! Music, the label ended up dropping it because of a major change in the focus of the label. Horrendous Disc is the title of an album by the Rock band Daniel Amos, that was recorded in 1978 and released in 1981 Maranatha! Music began as a non-profit outreach of Calvary Chapel in 1971 The label decided to stop releasing albums by rock and roll acts and wanted to focus on praise music. The band shopped the new record around to several labels, including Warner Brothers, but settled on Larry Norman's Solid Rock Records. Warner Bros Entertainment Inc (or Warner Bros, Warner Bros Pictures) is one of the world's largest producers of Film and Larry David Norman ( April 8 1947 &ndash February 24 2008) was an American musician singer songwriter and producer This article is about Solid Rock Records, a label of Larry Norman, not to be confused with Rock Solid Records[http //rocksolidrecords Solid Rock ended up delaying the release for nearly three years and the album was not seen on record store shelves until a week before the release of the band's newly recorded fourth album ¡Alarma! in 1981. ¡Alarma! is a 1981 album by Rock band Daniel Amos, released on Newpax Records.
¡Alarma! was the first of a four part series of albums entitled The ¡Alarma! Chronicles, which also included the albums Doppelgänger, Vox Humana, and Fearful Symmetry. ¡Alarma! is a 1981 album by Rock band Daniel Amos, released on Newpax Records. The ¡Alarma! Chronicles is the name of a Short story written by Terry Scott Taylor. Doppelgänger is the title of a 1983 album by rock band Daniel Amos, released on Alarma! Records. Vox Humana is a 1984 album by Rock band Daniel Amos, released on Refuge Records. Fearful Symmetry is a 1986 album by Rock band Daniel Amos, released on Frontline Records. The band raised eyebrows on the tour that followed each release by presenting a full multimedia event complete with video screens synchronized to the music, something that was unusual in the early 1980s for any band. The stage setup also included mannequins, a 3D slide show and actors portraying game show announcers and models for the song "New Car!" By the end of the four part album series, new band members Tim Chandler and Greg Flesch joined the band to fill vacant positions previously held by Dieckmeyer and Chamberlain. Tim Chandler (born February 3, 1960) is a Bass guitar player best known for his work with the rock bands Daniel Amos, The Greg Flesch (born 1960 is a guitarist and Musician, best known for his work with the rock bands Daniel Amos and The Swirling Eddies Keyboardist Rob Watson would also occasionally join the band in the studio or on the road. Robert D Watson is a keyboard player producer and Composer, best known for his work with the rock bands Daniel Amos and The Swirling
Throughout the 1980s, the band's popularity led them to be among the first alternative groups to perform at the now-defunct and infamous Madame Wongs and nearly every other major club on the Strip, as well as concert halls, outdoor arenas, street events, backyard barbecues, prisons, and other venues all over the world. Esther Wong was born August 13, 1917 in Shanghai China, and emigrated to the U
The band released Darn Floor-Big Bite in 1987. Darn Floor - Big Bite is the title of an album by rock band Daniel Amos, released in 1987 on Frontline Records. Although Darn Floor was an artistically ambitious and critically acclaimed effort, it sold poorly. They began a followup in 1988 but abandoned it in favor of a chance to do something different. Many of the band members became The Swirling Eddies for a string of releases through the early 1990s. The Swirling Eddies are a band that began as an anonymous spinoff from the band Daniel Amos, along with new drummer David Raven. In 1990, D. A. would form their own independent record label, Stunt Records, with help from friend Tom Gulotta. Selected Discography The Swirling Eddies - Swirling Mellow Daniel Amos - Live Bootleg '82, (1990 Tom Gulotta is best known as the head of the Stunt Records label which was formed in 1990 with Daniel Amos frontman Terry Scott Taylor. One of the first albums released by Stunt was the half comedy, half rarities and best of compilation from Dr. Edward Daniel Taylor, The Prickly Heat Telethon of Love. Dr Edward Daniel Taylor is the name of a Fictional character created by musician and songwriter Terry Scott Taylor for a series of comedy albums Over the years that followed, Stunt became the primary source for new DA material, including the live albums, Live Bootleg '82 and Preachers From Outer Space!. Live Bootleg '82 is the title of a 1990 live album by Rock band Daniel Amos, released on Stunt Records. Preachers from Outer Space! is the title of a 1994 live album by rock band Daniel Amos, released on Stunt Records. Jason and Eric Townsend, producers of the DA Tribute CD When Worlds Collide, would join the Stunt Records organization in 1999 to help with promotion and production work. Jason R Townsend (born March 4, 1969) is an American Artist and Record producer best known for his work with music and video releases by Eric W Townsend (born February 4, 1974) is an American Musician and Record producer best known for his work with music and video When Worlds Collide: A Tribute to Daniel Amos is an indie tribute Album by a variety of artists that pays musical tribute to the band
In addition to recording several albums by The Swirling Eddies, the members of DA returned in 1991 with Kalhöun. The Swirling Eddies are a band that began as an anonymous spinoff from the band Daniel Amos, along with new drummer David Raven. Kalhöun is an album by Rock band Daniel Amos, released on BAI Records in 1991 1993's MotorCycle followed, which also marked the return of Chamberlain, who would hang around long enough for two additional DA releases in the 1990s, BibleLand in 1994 and Songs of the Heart in 1995. MotorCycle is the title of a 1993 album by Rock band Daniel Amos, released on BAI Records. Bibleland is the title of a 1994 album by Rock band Daniel Amos, released on BAI Records. Songs of the Heart is the title of a 1995 album by Christian[[rock band]] Daniel Amos, released on BAI Records. Songs of the Heart was a concept album that followed the fictional couple, Bud & Irma Ackendorf, on a trip down the historic Route 66. In Popular music, a concept album is an Album which is "unified by a theme which can be instrumental compositional narrative or lyrical" The concept was explored in greater detail in the 2002 3 CD "book set" entitled When Everyone Wore Hats. That collection not only included the entire 1995 album, but also the entire album reworked as an acoustic band, three new songs, an interview of Taylor by Starflyer59's Jason Martin, photos, expanded liner notes and a newly written short story by Taylor. For the Japanese airline see StarFlyer. Starflyer 59 is an Indie rock band from Riverside, California Jason Martin is a musician from Southern California He is best known as a member of the indie rock band Starflyer 59, one of the first bands to sign with Tooth & In 1994, DA joined artists like Randy Stonehill, The Choir, Bruce Cockburn, Victoria Williams, Kate Taylor, Debbie Boone, Chagall Guevara, Carolyn Arends, and others to record songs for Orphans of God, a double disc release that paid tributed to singer/songwriter Mark Heard, who passed away in 1992 following a performance at the Cornerstone Festival. The Choir is an atmospheric alternative Christian rock band led by Derri Daugherty on guitar and vocals Steve Hindalong on drums--who also writes Bruce Douglas Cockburn, OC (ˈkoʊbɚn phonetically "co-burn" (born May 27, 1945) is a Canadian folk/rock Guitarist Victoria Williams (born December 23, 1958 in Shreveport Louisiana) is an American Singer / Songwriter and musician This article deals with Kate Taylor the folk singer and singer-songwriter Debby Boone (born Deborah Ann Boone, on September 22 1956) is an American Singer and theater actress. Chagall Guevara was an American rock band formed in 1989 by solo artist Steve Taylor, guitarists Dave Perkins and Lynn Nichols (from Carolyn Arends is a Contemporary Christian musician, songwriter and author based in Surrey British Columbia, Canada. Orphans of God is a 2 CD compilation of songs performed by various artists in tribute to songwriter Mark Heard. John Mark Heard ( December 16, 1951 - August 16, 1992) was a Record producer, folk-rock Cornerstone Festival is a Christian Music festival put on by Jesus People USA and held annually around the 4th of July near Bushnell
In 1999, the band released all four parts of The ¡Alarma! Chronicles on CD packaged together for the first time in a 200 page hardcover book which featured color photos, interviews and the entire ¡Alarma! Chronicles story. The ¡Alarma! Chronicles is the name of a Short story written by Terry Scott Taylor. Writers John Thompson, Bruce Brown, Randy Layton and Brian Quincy Newcomb also contributed new essays for the book. The limited edition book collection, certainly an unusual release in the music world, received praise from fans and music critics and went on to sell out within a matter of days in the band's own online store. Over the years that followed, copies of the book set would show up on Ebay selling for hundreds of dollars.
In mid 1999, a number of artists joined together to contribute to a tribute album entitled When Worlds Collide: A Tribute to Daniel Amos. When Worlds Collide: A Tribute to Daniel Amos is an indie tribute Album by a variety of artists that pays musical tribute to the band Artists lending their voices (and guitars) to the project included longtime band friends like Randy Stonehill, Jimmy Abegg, Phil Madeira, Starflyer 59, Brian Healy, and others. Jimmy Abegg aka Jimmy A, ( December 29, 1954, Alliance Nebraska, USA is a guitarist composer director photographer and artist currently Phil Madeira is an American Songwriter, producer, Musician and Singer from Nashville, Tennessee. For the Japanese airline see StarFlyer. Starflyer 59 is an Indie rock band from Riverside, California Dead Artist Syndrome is a Gothic rock band formed in 1990 Orange County, California. Also making a surprise appearance on the project was Larry Norman, who had not worked with the band since the delays surrounding the Horrendous Disc album. The tribute album was released in time for Cornerstone 2000. Cornerstone Festival is a Christian Music festival put on by Jesus People USA and held annually around the 4th of July near Bushnell
In 2001, DA released what many critics called their best album to date, Mr Buechner's Dream, named after author Frederick Buechner. Mr Buechner's Dream is the title of a 2001 double album by the Rock band Daniel Amos. Frederick Buechner (born July 11, 1926) full name Carl Frederick Buechner is a Presbyterian PCUSA minister and an American author The album also pays tribute to Walker Percy, T. S. Eliot, G. K. Chesterton, Flannery O'Connor, Lewis Carroll, Dorothy L. Sayers, and other authors that have inspired DA's lyrics for years. Walker Percy ( May 28, 1916 &ndash May 10, 1990) was an American Southern author whose interests included Philosophy Thomas Stearns Eliot, OM (September 26 1888 – January 4 1965 was a poet Dramatist, and Literary critic. Gilbert Keith Chesterton (29 May 1874 – 14 June 1936 was an influential English writer of the early 20th century Mary Flannery O'Connor ( March 25 1925 &ndash August 3 1964) was an American Novelist, Short-story Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (ˈdɒdsən (27 January 1832 &ndash 14 January 1898 better known by the Pen name Lewis Carroll (/ˈkærəl/ was an English Dorothy Leigh Sayers ( IPA: usually pronounced /ˈseɪɜrz/ although Sayers herself preferred /ˈsɛːz/ and encouraged the use of her middle initial to facilitate this The album was released on Stunt Records, with distribution by longtime friend Dan Michaels' label Galaxy21 Music. Dan Michaels (born March 1, 1963) is a producer, record company owner and saxophonist / Lyriconist Michaels is best known as a member Artists Adam Again BUCK Enterprises The Choir Common Children Daniel Amos The band had such a creative time in the studio that they ended up with more than 30 brand new songs to include on the new album. Instead of offering it at a regular 2CD price, the band decided to offer the entire collection of songs for the price of a single CD.
In early 2004, Stunt Records began the long and difficult task of digging through the vast DA archives and remastering most of the back catalog for rerelease. The first release in the series, a 30th Anniversary Deluxe edition of the band's first album, Daniel Amos, was released in June 2006. The two-disc special edition included an expanded booklet of never-before-seen photos, additional liner notes, and an entire extra disc of bonus material including early demos and live recordings from the pre-DA years. Work began on the next reissues in the series immediately following its release. Plans were under way to create a deluxe edition of Horrendous Disc with Solid Rock Records up until the time of Larry Norman's passing in February 2008. Horrendous Disc is the title of an album by the Rock band Daniel Amos, that was recorded in 1978 and released in 1981 It is currently unclear about the future of the joint release, but Stunt Records has plans to at the very least revisit HD with a collection of never before heard outtakes and rarities. A deluxe edition of Darn Floor - Big Bite is also in the works with the Arena Rock Recording Co., which is also expected to include an entire disc of never before heard recordings, interviews and rare video. Darn Floor - Big Bite is the title of an album by rock band Daniel Amos, released in 1987 on Frontline Records. 2007 also saw the return of the Swirling Eddies with The midget, the speck and the molecule, that band's first CD since 1996. the midget the speck and the molecule is the title of the latest album by Rock band The Swirling Eddies, released in 2007 on Stunt Records
The music of Terry Taylor and Daniel Amos has been a major influence within the music industry. Aside from the obvious influence on artists that the band has worked with over the years, numerous notable people have named DA as musical heroes over the years including artists like The Ocean Blue, Randy Stonehill, The 77s, Phil Keaggy, Steve Taylor, Jimmy Abegg, Phil Madeira, Crystal Lewis, This Train, Carolyn Arends (Arends actually used to perform DA songs in one of her early bands), Ventriloquist Terry Fator, Brian Healy, The Throes, The Choir, Mortal, Larry Norman, Animator and Musician Doug TenNapel, Amy Grant, Michael W. Smith, Isaac Air Freight, Deliverance, Starflyer59, and others. The Ocean Blue, formed in Hershey, Pennsylvania in 1986, is an American Indie pop band that combines melodic guitars and synthesizers Randy Stonehill (born March 12, 1952) is an American Singer/songwriter from Stockton California, best known as one of the so-called The 77s (alternatively spelled The Seventy Sevens or The 77's) are an American rock band consisting of Michael Roe on vocals/guitar Philip Tyler Keaggy (born March 23, 1951 in Youngstown, Ohio He was heavily involved in drugs at the time and that same day was badly hurt Roland Stephen Taylor (born December 9, 1957) is an American Singer, Songwriter, Record producer and Film director Jimmy Abegg aka Jimmy A, ( December 29, 1954, Alliance Nebraska, USA is a guitarist composer director photographer and artist currently Phil Madeira is an American Songwriter, producer, Musician and Singer from Nashville, Tennessee. Crystal Lewis (Born September 11 1969 in Corona California) is the name of an American Gospel Vocalist Carolyn Arends is a Contemporary Christian musician, songwriter and author based in Surrey British Columbia, Canada. Terry Fator, aka "The Human Jukebox" (born June 10, 1965) is a Ventriloquist, impressionist, comedian and singer from Mesquite Dead Artist Syndrome is a Gothic rock band formed in 1990 Orange County, California. The Choir is an atmospheric alternative Christian rock band led by Derri Daugherty on guitar and vocals Steve Hindalong on drums--who also writes Larry David Norman ( April 8 1947 &ndash February 24 2008) was an American musician singer songwriter and producer Douglas TenNapel is an American Musician, Animator, Eisner Award -winning Artist and Film maker. Amy Lee Grant (born November 25 1960 in Augusta, Georgia) is an American Singer-songwriter, best known for her Contemporary Christian Michael W Smith (born October 7, 1957) is a Grammy Award -winning American Singer and Songwriter. Isaac Air Freight is a Christian comedy team formed in 1976. It originally consisted of three people Dave Toole, Dan Rupple, and Larry For the pop band refer to Deliverance (pop band. Deliverance is an United States Christian speed / Thrash metal For the Japanese airline see StarFlyer. Starflyer 59 is an Indie rock band from Riverside, California Collective Soul, which released several successful alternative rock singles during the 1990s and early 2000s, cite Daniel Amos as a major inspiration for their work. Collective Soul is an American rock band from Stockbridge Georgia. Taylor's work on Dreamworks videogame soundtracks and Nickelodeon animated series have been used as backing music for Olympic performances and become a favorite of other soundtrack composers like Bill Brown, Actor Ben Afleck, comedian Drew Carey, and other celebrities. Bill Brown IV (born 1969 in San Diego, California) is an American Composer. Ben Affleck (born Benjamin Géza Affleck-Boldt; August 15 1972 is an American Film Screenwriter, director, actor and older brother of Drew Allison Carey (born May 23 1958 is an American Comedian, Actor and Game show host.