The History Of Contemporary Christian Music - A New Show!

Last summer I got this idea to produce a show called "The History Of Contemporary Christian Music". I’m surprised there isn’t one available already. It seemed like a mammoth undertaking but - what a cool show it would be!

So, last summer the process began.

My friend Lorne Anderson who used to work at CHRI in Ottawa, who is a music historian, offered to write and research the show.

Junky Rhodes from LIFE 100.3 was brought on board to produce the show. Kristen McNulty who does a bunch of things for LIFE and for my personal company - she’s worked on writing it. Steve Jones from LIFE has been helping coordinate stuff. And my daughter Crystal has been proof-reading and researching.

Today the 30-show song-list came to me. As I look it over, I'm excited by the titles, but I don't know them all. So, I'll be learning a bit about the oldies, too!

The whole thing has turned into a massive project, more than I can handle. I guess if I didn’t have depression and I could focus long enough, we would have finished it by now, but, well, focus is something I can’t do very well right now.

Once the show is produced, we’ll have 30 one-hour segments. We’re offering it free to all Christian radio stations in Canada. I’m hoping all of them will sign up. Winnipeg, Calgary, Edmonton, Halifax. Everybody. I’m sure it will enhance their stations and listeners will love it.

The show starts with the early years of gospel music, then the "hippie era" with Larry Norman and then the pop era with Geoff Moore and ending with 2009. Lots of great music and interesting stories.

Our friends at Eagle Com Marketing helped us connect with the Billy Graham Association as the sponsor, making it possible to bring together.

I’m excited. But I’m tired. A bit confused. And anxious. The first show will hit the air, probably around November 1st. I hope you’ll be listening!