| Maranatha! Music | |
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| Founded | 1971 |
| Founder | Chuck Smith |
| Genre | Jesus Music / CCM |
| Country of origin | USA |
| Official website | http://www.maranathamusic.com |
Maranatha! Music began as a non-profit outreach of Calvary Chapel in 1971. Charles Ward “Chuck” Smith (born 25 June 1927 is the senior Pastor of Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa. Jesus music, known as gospel beat music in the United Kingdom, is a style of Christian music which originated on the West Coast of the United Contemporary Christian Music (or CCM; also by its religious neutral term " inspirational music " is a genre of Popular music which is The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Calvary Chapel, a Non-denominational, Evangelical fellowship of Christian churches began in 1965 in Southern California. Events February 5 - Eric Burdon & War disbanding They never performed togeather again until April 21 2008 at the Royal Albert Hall The Jesus People of the late 1960s and early 1970s began to write new hymns and worship songs with a folk-rock style. The Jesus movement was the major Christian element within the Hippie Counterculture, or conversely the major hippie element within some strands of The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969 This article is about the Decade 1970-1979 For the Year 1970 see 1970. A hymn is a type of Song, usually religious specifically written for the purpose of praise adoration or Prayer, and typically addressed to a deity/deities Folk rock is a musical genre combining elements of Folk music and rock music. Maranatha! Music was founded at this time in order to publish and promote this new type of Christian music. Founder Chuck Smith eventually sold the label to his nephew Chuck Fromm. Charles Ward “Chuck” Smith (born 25 June 1927 is the senior Pastor of Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa.
Some of the early Maranatha! recording groups were Love Song, Children Of The Day, The Way, Mustard Seed Faith, and Daniel Amos. For other uses of "Love song" see Love song (disambiguation. The Way was a Jesus music band who were active during the early seventies who released two albums on Maranatha! Records. Daniel Amos (aka D A, Dä) is a Rock band formed in 1974 by Terry Scott Taylor on guitars and vocals Marty Dieckmeyer on bass It is currently distributed by WEA Music Entertainment's Word Music. Warner Music Group (WMG is the third-largest of the "big four" major record labels, the others being Sony BMG, EMI, and Universal
A children's version of Maranatha! Music was also recorded, featuring Psalty the singing songbook and the Kid's Praise Kids. Psalty the Singing Songbook is the Anthropomorphic "big blue book" featured in the children's music Kids' Praise! albums Psalty the Singing Songbook is the Anthropomorphic "big blue book" featured in the children's music Kids' Praise! albums
In the 1980s, Maranatha! launched Broken Records, a label focusing on modern rock, punk and alternative music. Broken Records was a Christian Record label founded in 1985. The label closed in the early 1990s 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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