mark_heard
Differences
This shows you the differences between two versions of the page.
Next revision | Previous revisionNext revisionBoth sides next revision | ||
mark_heard [2019/05/04 05:14] – created admin | mark_heard [2019/05/04 05:31] – admin | ||
---|---|---|---|
Line 3: | Line 3: | ||
Americana / Folk / Rock\\ | Americana / Folk / Rock\\ | ||
Glendale, California, USA | Glendale, California, USA | ||
+ | |||
+ | John Mark Heard III (December 16, 1951 – August 16, 1992) was an American record producer, folk rock singer, and songwriter originally from Macon, Georgia, United States. Heard released 16 albums, and produced and performed with many other artists as well, such as [[Sam Phillips]] (a.k.a. [[Leslie Phillips]]), | ||
+ | |||
+ | After graduating from the University of Georgia in 1974 with an ABJ (Bachelor of Arts in Journalism) degree in television, Heard traveled to Switzerland to study at L'Abri under the influential evangelical Christian philosopher Francis Schaeffer. Singers [[Larry Norman]] and [[Randy Stonehill]] stumbled onto Mark one day playing his guitar. Because Norman and Stonehill expressed interest, Heard spent most of his spare time the next two months putting together a demo tape in a local studio with the help of the Pat Terry group (Pat Terry, Sonny Lallerstedt, | ||
+ | |||
+ | In 1981, Heard began a recording contract with Chris Christian' | ||
+ | |||
+ | With assistance from [[Dan Russell]] and Chuck Long, [[Fingerprint Records]] and studio were born. Heard began to produce albums for a number of artists including two albums for [[Randy Stonehill]], | ||
+ | |||
+ | The early 1990s saw a return to recording albums of his own, with 1990's //Dry Bones Dance//. Fans and reviewers alike hailed the new release as one of the best of his career. Heard followed //Dry Bones Dance// with //Second Hand// in 1991, and, finally, //Satellite Sky// in 1992, which would turn out to be his final release. | ||
+ | |||
+ | On July 4, 1992, Heard had a heart attack on stage while performing with [[Pierce Pettis]] and [[Kate Miner]] at the Cornerstone Festival in Bushnell, IL, near Peoria. Heard finished his set and went to the hospital immediately afterwards. Two weeks after being released from the hospital, Heard went into cardiac arrest and died on August 16 of 1992. Before Heard' | ||
===== Discography ===== | ===== Discography ===== | ||
- | | 1989? | Demo Stuff | | + | | 1970 | Infinity+3 | Setting Yesterday Free | Spirit Records | |
+ | | 1975 | Mark Heard | Mark Heard | Airborn Records | | ||
+ | | 1978 | Mark Heard | On Turning to Dust [re-issue] | AB Records | | ||
+ | | 1979 | Mark Heard | Appalachian Melody | [[Solid Rock Records]] | | ||
+ | | 1980 | Mark Heard | Fingerprint | King's / Palmfrond Records | | ||
+ | | 1981 | Mark Heard | Stop the Dominoes | Home Sweet Home Records | | ||
+ | | 1982 | Mark Heard | Victims of the Age | Home Sweet Home Records | | ||
+ | | 1983 | Mark Heard | Eye of the Storm | Home Sweet Home Records | | ||
+ | | 1984 | Mark Heard | Ashes and Light | Home Sweet Home Records | | ||
+ | | 1985 | Mark Heard | Mosaics | Home Sweet Home Records | | ||
+ | | 1987 | iDEoLA | Tribal Opera | [[What Records]] | | ||
+ | | 1989? | Mark Heard | [[https:// | ||
+ | | 1990 | Mark Heard | Dry Bones Dance | [[Fingerprint Records]] | | ||
+ | | 1991 | Mark Heard | Second Hand | [[Fingerprint Records]] | | ||
+ | | 1992 | Mark Heard | Satellite Sky | [[Fingerprint Records]] | ||
------ | ------ |
mark_heard.txt · Last modified: 2019/05/26 03:22 by admin