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Alternative Rock\\ | Alternative Rock\\ | ||
Orange County, California, USA and Nashville, Tennessee, USA | Orange County, California, USA and Nashville, Tennessee, USA | ||
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+ | The Choir is an atmospheric Christian alternative rock band currently comprising [[Derri Daugherty]] on guitar and vocals, [[Steve Hindalong]] on drums, and [[Dan Michaels]] on saxophone and lyricon. Long-time bassist Tim Chandler died in 2018, and guitarist Marc Byrd was the fifth member of the band between 2005–2014. As of 2021, the band has released 16 full-length studio albums, three EPs, five live albums, one single-disc compilation, | ||
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+ | ==== Youth Choir ==== | ||
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+ | Daugherty and Hindalong met each other in 1979 through Tim Chandler. Daugherty and Chandler were playing for TV Evangelist Paula Jan Crouch at the time, while Hindalong and Chandler were at Azusa Pacific University together. Hindalong and Chandler were playing together in Jazz, Top 40, and other music style groups. Chandler approached Hindalong about Daugherty because Derri was a good songwriter, and he knew the guys in [[Daniel Amos]]. Daugherty was also a roadie and sound-man for the Calvary Chapel movement for their Saturday Night concerts. | ||
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+ | The three of them wanted to put together a band, so they did in 1979. Chandler ended up joining Daniel Amos, so they got Mike Sauerbrey in 1983. That is when they officially became the Youth Choir. Youth Choir was part of the Calvary Chapel Christian punk and alternative music scene, which also included the bands [[Undercover]], | ||
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+ | The band's first official recording was the track " | ||
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+ | When the band signed to [[Myrrh Records]] (a sub-label of Word Records) in 1986, their new label wanted the band to change the name. The label wanted a fresh start for the band, but didn't want them to throw out all of the support they had garnered as Youth Choir. So they decided to drop " | ||
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+ | //(...to be continued...)// | ||
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===== Discography ===== | ===== Discography ===== | ||
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| 2018 | The Choir | Bloodshot | [[Galaxy21 Music]] | | | 2018 | The Choir | Bloodshot | [[Galaxy21 Music]] | | ||
| 2021 | The Choir | Deep Cuts | [[Galaxy21 Music]] | | | 2021 | The Choir | Deep Cuts | [[Galaxy21 Music]] | | ||
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+ | ==== Diamonds and Rain ==== | ||
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