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5 unusual facts about Amy Grant


Carter Oosterhouse

In 2005, Oosterhouse was a contributor to NBC's show Three Wishes, a primetime unscripted series with Amy Grant, in which Oosterhouse visited small towns across America to help wishes come true.

KSNE-FM

KSNE began to play more soft AC focusing on such artists as Kenny G, Michael Bolton, Amy Grant, etc.

Lloyd Noble Center

Amy Grant recorded half of her live albums, In Concert and In Concert Volume Two, here.

Mary Lee's Corvette

However, she soon found work as a session singer, and her fourth completed song "Everywhere I Go" was recorded by Christian artist Amy Grant for her 1985 album Unguarded.

Sally Carns

When she's not working for Amy Grant, Merle Haggard, and others in the music industry, you may find Carns taking photos of her kids and blogging about her creative ventures at www.mattandsally.com.


Alex MacDougall

MacDougall worked for StarSong Records for a time in the 1990s, and was partly to credit (or to blame, depending on your perspective) for The Swirling Eddies' Sacred Cows album, in which the band "mercilessly butchered" CCM hits by dc Talk, Carman, Amy Grant and others.

CCM Magazine

Since its start, CCM has covered musical artists that mix spiritual themes with their music, including Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash, T Bone Burnett, Victoria Williams, The Call, Sam Phillips, U2 and Bruce Cockburn, as well as more mainstream Christian radio artists such as Amy Grant, Larry Norman, Michael W. Smith, Steven Curtis Chapman, Benny Hester, Steve Taylor, Phil Keaggy and Randy Stonehill.

Christian radio

Popular artists on Christian radio stations with this format include Third Day, Michael W. Smith, Amy Grant, Mercy Me, Steven Curtis Chapman, Carman, Sandi Patty, TobyMac, Relient K, Chris Tomlin, Switchfoot, Colton Dixon, and the Bill Gaither Trio.

David Raleigh

The success of the album gave Raleigh a platform to tour with contemporary Christian icons such as Amy Grant and The Archers.

Jeff Balding

Primarily known for his work with country music acts such as Faith Hill, Trace Adkins, and LeAnn Rimes, Balding has also worked with top rock acts such as Megadeth and Giant, as well as pop stars such as Amy Grant and Celine Dion.

John Hiatt discography

"Thank Someone", duet with Amy Grant, on the children's album Free to be... a Family, by Marlo Thomas and Friends, 1988

Judson Spence

After several years of struggle, Spence's composition "The Power" was covered by both Amy Grant and Cher and was also used for a national Century 21 advertising campaign.

Kelly Willard

In addition she sang duets and background vocals with such artists as Dion DiMucci, Lenny LeBlanc, Amy Grant, Ricky Skaggs, Paul Overstreet, Bob Fitts, Twila Paris, Steve Green, Fernando Ortega, Keith Green, Buddy Greene, Jim Cole, and many others.

Lisa Bevill

Lisa has performed with and sung on albums for a wide range of artists, including Amy Grant, Garth Brooks, Faith Hill, Linda Rondstadt, John Tesh, Reba McEntire, James Ingram, Michael W. Smith, Carman, Donna Summer, Petra, the late Rich Mullins, Kim Hill, Kathy Troccoli, Cindy Morgan, Twila Paris, Newsong, Margaret Becker and many others, before she went on her own.

Mark L. Smith

He has released several albums, and is associated with acts such as Amy Grant, Chris Tomlin, and Alexandre Tharaud.

Natalie LaRue

Just five years after starting off they had been touring internationally, sharing the stage with huge artists like Rebecca St. James, Bebo Norman, Amy Grant and Michael W. Smith, selling over half a million records and making many chart-toppers.

Renee Garcia

She sang backup with Amy Grant on the Straight Ahead, Unguarded, and Heart in Motion tours and released two solo albums in the late 1980s.

Scott Wesley Brown

Brown recorded for Sparrow Records for much of his career, recording 24 albums; his songs have been covered by Petra, Pat Boone, Bruce Carroll, Sandi Patty, Amy Grant, and others.

Shem von Schroeck

He worked with Marie Osmond on her 2007 Magic of Christmas tour, and has also toured with Tom Jones, Jim Messina, and Christopher Cross, Tanya Tucker, Peter Cetera, Sheena Easton, Patti Austin, and Amy Grant.

Sixpence None the Richer discography

2004: "Every Heartbeat" (r, Amy Grant) - Charlie Peacock: Full Circle: A Celebration of Songs and Friends (Sparrow Records)

The Jesus Record

The second disc was recorded after Mullins' death by a Ragamuffin Band (Rick Elias, Mark Robertson, Jimmy Abegg and Aaron Smith), with guest vocals by Amy Grant, Michael W. Smith, Ashley Cleveland, and Phil Keaggy.

The Katinas

The group's members sang in church as children, and began playing fairs, soon moving up to nationwide slots opening for R. Kelly, Jasmine Guy, DC Talk, and Amy Grant.

Utah State Fair

The 2013 Grandstand Concert Line-Up includes top performers: Plain White T's, Amy Grant, American Pickers, Love and Theft, Bridgit Mendler, 38 Special, Caleb Chapman's Crescent Superband with Special Guest Poncho Sanchez, The Texaco Country Showdown State Finals, Kahuna Beach Party and Ramon Ayala.


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Bebo Norman

This has drawn parallels to musician Matt Wertz and producer Ed Cash (Chris Tomlin, Amy Grant), both who gained fame through their involvement with Young Life.

Let the Season Take Wing

It is not clear whether EMI now owns "Let the Season Take Wing" or whether the song remains the property of either A&M Records or Amy Grant herself.

Rob Pottorf

While most of his time was spent scoring animated series such as “Hermie a Common Caterpillar” with Tim Conway and Don Knotts and “On the Farm” with Vince Gill, Amy Grant and Randy Travis to name a few, more film opportunities started to appear.

Sacred Cows

Amy Grant later referenced the album jokingly in a video tribute to Terry Taylor which was played before a Lost Dogs concert in Chatsworth, California.