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James Felix / White As Snow
James Felix was born on 14 July, 1951 in San Bernardino, California USA. Felix started his professional music career as the member of CCM group named "Psalm 150" which Bob Carlile had belonged in early 1970’s. During mid / late 1970's, Felix performed and participated as a bass player and/or a vocalist in the recording sessions of Andrae Crouch's several albums such as "This Is Another Day" (1976), "Live In London"(1978) and "I'll Be Thinking Of You" (1979) released on Light Records USA. These works brought James the chance to release his own solo album under the label. Thus, "White As Snow" was completed with excellent musicians in the CCM field of those days such as Hadey Hockensmith and Bill Maxwell and young Louis Pardini (aka Lou Pardini). In 1990’s his name could be found as a songwriter on Bryan Duncan's albums. This James Felix's album is one of the very good early 1980's CCM album as well as Roby Duke's albums. Release: 1980 Label: Light Records, USA (LS 5766) First Reissued CD Release: 26 July, 2000 (Cool Sound, Inc. Japan, COOL-050) Tracks: 1. I Really Love You 2. That's What It Takes 3. White As Snow 4. Open Up 5. He Is Coming Back Again 6. The Light Of His Love 7. I Don't Want Much 8. I've Been Runnin' Too Long 9. He's All That 10. Let's Reach Out Producer: Bill Maxwell James Felix: Vocals, Bass, Guitar - Musicians - Piano and Fender Rhodes: Louis Pardini Guitars / Bass: Hadley Hockensmith Drums: Bill Maxwell Percussion: Alex Acuna Organ: Michael Escalante Synth: Larry Williams Sax: Steve Tavaglione Trumpets: Allen Gregory, Fletch Wiley Background Vocals: Howard McCrary, Linda McCrary, Charity McCarary, Kristle Murden #JamesFelix
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Bob Bailey / I'm Walkin'
Bob Bailey moved to Nashville in 1981 and started to work as a songwriter for Lorenz Creative Services, a Christian music publisher, that bought the re-released Bailey’s 1980 first album “Looking Forward” on Triangle Records, the Benson Company label. The publisher also made it happen in 1983. Bailey’s second solo album “I’m Walkin’” produced by David Diggs, backed by the first call musicians including Paul Jackson Jr. Ed Greene, Bill & Tamara Champlin, Richard Page and Steve George. The result was nominated for a Grammy Award in 1984 for Best Gospel Performance, Male. Release: 1983 Label: Light Records, USA (LS-5827) First Reissued CD Release: 10 August, 2010 (Cool Sound, Inc. Japan, COOL-053) * the reissued CD may show really minor sound defects because it was obliged to use its analog vinyl due to lost original master tape. Tracks: 1. I Want Jesus 2. Use Me 3. Rainy Day Christian 4. Ebenezer 5. I'm Walkin' 6. I Can Do All Things 7. Since I Met Jesus 8. Stand 9. Now I Have A Song To Sing 10. Poem Producer: David Diggs Bob Bailey: Vocals, Keyboards - Musicians - Guitar : Paul Jackson,Jr. Keyboards : David Diggs, Larry Williams, Jai Winding Drums : Ed Greene Bass : Eddie Watkins, Dennis Belfield Percussion : Steve Forman Horns : Charlie Davis, Ron King, Terry Winch, Tom Saviano, Alan Kaplan, Jim Coile Strings: The Doug Cameron Strings Section Background Vocals : Bill Champlin, Tamara Champlin, Richard Page, Steve George, Marti McCall, Myrna Matthews, Edie Jehmann
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