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 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]]), [[Pierce Pettis]], Phil Keaggy, [[Vigilantes of Love]], Peter Buck of R.E.M. (who co-produced VOL's album //Killing Floor// with Heard), [[John Austin]], [[The Choir]], [[Randy Stonehill]], and [[Michael Been]] of [[The Call]]. Heard produced part of Olivia Newton-John's //The Rumor//, which also included a cover of Heard's own "Big and Strong" (originally called "How to Grow Up Big and Strong"). 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]]), [[Pierce Pettis]], Phil Keaggy, [[Vigilantes of Love]], Peter Buck of R.E.M. (who co-produced VOL's album //Killing Floor// with Heard), [[John Austin]], [[The Choir]], [[Randy Stonehill]], and [[Michael Been]] of [[The Call]]. Heard produced part of Olivia Newton-John's //The Rumor//, which also included a cover of Heard's own "Big and Strong" (originally called "How to Grow Up Big and Strong").
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 +Mark Heard's first musical musical project was a folk rock band called Infinity+3. They released one album independently called //Setting Yesterday Free// in 1970. It was re-released on Spirit Records in 1972. Mark Heard played guitar, harmonica, and bass guitar, provided vocals, and wrote 5 of the 11 songs.
  
 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, and Randy Bugg). Norman was so impressed by Heard's abilities that he soon signed him to his record label, [[Solid Rock Records]]. Heard and his wife Janet moved to Glendale, California in 1977 to begin work on his //Appalachian Melody// album for the label, but would also maintain a close relationship with the people at the L'Abri for years. Heard would also record and release //Fingerprint// on a Swiss label in 1980. 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, and Randy Bugg). Norman was so impressed by Heard's abilities that he soon signed him to his record label, [[Solid Rock Records]]. Heard and his wife Janet moved to Glendale, California in 1977 to begin work on his //Appalachian Melody// album for the label, but would also maintain a close relationship with the people at the L'Abri for years. Heard would also record and release //Fingerprint// on a Swiss label in 1980.
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 ===== Discography ===== ===== Discography =====
  
-| 1970 | Infinity+3 | Setting Yesterday Free | Spirit Records | 
 | 1975 | Mark Heard | Mark Heard | Airborn Records | | 1975 | Mark Heard | Mark Heard | Airborn Records |
-| 1978 | Mark Heard | On Turning to Dust [re-issue] | AB Records |+| 1978 | Mark Heard | On Turning to Dust [re-issue] | [[Solid Rock Records]] |
 | 1979 | Mark Heard | Appalachian Melody | [[Solid Rock Records]] | | 1979 | Mark Heard | Appalachian Melody | [[Solid Rock Records]] |
 | 1980 | Mark Heard | Fingerprint | King's / Palmfrond Records | | 1980 | Mark Heard | Fingerprint | King's / Palmfrond Records |
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 | 1991 | Mark Heard | Second Hand | [[Fingerprint Records]] | | 1991 | Mark Heard | Second Hand | [[Fingerprint Records]] |
 | 1992 | Mark Heard | Satellite Sky | [[Fingerprint Records]] | | 1992 | Mark Heard | Satellite Sky | [[Fingerprint Records]] |
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 +==== Mark Heard ====
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 +1975 Airborn Records
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 +Mark Heard – Guitars, vocals, piano, synthesizer, and hambone\\
 +Earl Grigsby – Bass guitar\\
 +Frank Godby – Banjo\\
 +John Heinrich – Pedal steel guitar\\
 +Chuck Long – Sandblocks\\
 +Jim Pennington – Percussion\\
 +Dave Aldrich – String arrangement\\
 +Lamay String Quartet – String section
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 +  - On Turning to Dust
 +  - Dinner at Grandma's
 +  - Cabin in Gloryland
 +  - A Friend
 +  - Lullabye
 +  - Solid Rock
 +  - To Diane
 +  - Interlude (traditional: Greensleeves & There Is a Fountain)
 +  - The Road
 +  - Interlude (Traditional: Passion Chorale)
 +  - All
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 +==== On Turning to Dust ====
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 +1978 Solid Rock Records
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 +Re-issue of //Mark Heard//
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 +==== Appalachian Melody ====
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 +1978 Solid Rock Records
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 +Mark Heard – Acoustic and electric guitars, piano, mandolin, hambone, vocals, harmonies, arranging, co-producer, mixing, photography, album artwork\\
 +[[Larry Norman]] – Background vocals, producer, arranger, photography, album artwork\\
 +[[Randy Stonehill]] – Background vocals\\
 +Tom Howard – Fender Rhodes, orchestration\\
 +Jon Linn – Lead guitar\\
 +Flim Johnson – Bass guitar\\
 +Peter Johnson – Drums
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 +Al Perkins – Pedal steel guitar, dobro\\
 +Chuck Long – Electric and acoustic guitars, additional photography\\
 +Alex MacDougall – Percussion and congas\\
 +Janet Sue Heard – Harmony, additional photography
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 +  - On the Radio (3:41)
 +  - Castaway (3:30)
 +  - Bless My Soul (4:08)
 +  - Here I Am (Once Again) (4:41)
 +  - With the Setting Sun (1:47)
 +  - Appalachian Melody (4:25)
 +  - Happy Cornbread Anniversary (0:48)
 +  - Two Trusting Jesus (4:18)
 +  - Jonah's Song (5:30)
 +  - Sidewalk Soliloquy (3:22)
 +  - The Last Time (3:19)
 +  - The Saints (0:27)
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 +== 2009 Re-issue Bonus Tracks ==
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 +  - Bless My Soul (demo) (3:28)
 +  - Appalachian Melody (demo) (4:02)
 +  - Happy Cornbread Anniversary (demo) (0:34)
 +  - Two Trusting Jesus (demo) (2:06)
 +  - Jonah's Song (demo) (3:37)
 +  - The Saints (demo) (0:46)
 +  - Saints are Singin' (demo) (2:25)
  
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