Chuck Girard

CHUCK GIRARD
 
 
Chuck Girard  (born August 27, 1943) is a pioneer of Contemporary Christian music.  He was a founding member of Love Song, the first Christian rock band to become popular in the United States.  He became a solo artist in 1975, after leaving the surf rock band, The Hondells, and wrote and performed the songs “Sometimes Alleluia” and “Rock ’N’ Roll Preacher”, both of which were featured on his debut Chuck Girard, an album that featured the band Ambrosia prominently throughout.  He is the father of Alisa Childers, a member of Zoegirl.  (More from Wikipedia)
 
 

Wikipedia mentions that the organization now known as the Association of Vineyard Churches (which was founded by Gulliksen) was formed in part by Christian contemporary music pioneers that I mentioned in my last post:  “The first local church started when Kenn Gulliksen brought together two Bible studies, both meeting at the houses of singer/songwriters:  Larry Norman and Chuck Girard [a founder of early CCM band Love Song].  In early 1975, thirteen groups met at the Beverly Hills Women’s Club.  These Bible studies, and others like them, were attended by many popular actors/actresses and musicians including Bob Dylan.”  Dylan also attended the Calvary Chapel discipleship courses in Southern California. 

 

(August 2014)