Bryan Duncan
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Bryan Duncan is an American CCM
musician. he is best known for his role in the Sweet Comfort Band
and subsequent solo career that, combined, spanned more than twenty-five years. He is currently involved with the Nehosoul Band and "Radio Rehab" podcast.
-winning American
Christian musician who started his career in 1973 with the Jesus music
band Sweet Comfort Band
. The band went their separate ways in 1984 having made the successful transition to Contemporary Christian music
. 1985 marked the beginning of his solo career. Bryan has sold in excess of 1 million records, released 15 solo albums, and appeared on several compilation projects. He has released three solo video projects and one joint tour video as well as having done the video for Left Behind: The Movie
. Bryan has been the recipient of three Dove Awards and has received multiple Dove Award nominations.
Bryan has had many number one hits over the years including "Traces of Heaven," "Things are Gonna Change," "United We Stand" and "Don't Look Away" from the Slow Revival album; "Love Takes Time," "You Don't Leave Me Lonely," "Into My Heart," "When It Comes to Love" and "I'll Not Forget You" from the Mercy album; and "A Heart Like Mine" from the compilation My Utmost for His Highest
.
Recently, Duncan started his own record label called Red Road Records, short for Redemption Road Records.
Duncan created a non-profit on-line radio show and podcast entitled "Radio Rehab" to encourage people in daily life. He released two books in 2010: Hog Wash, a book for bikers and Dear God...Really?. Currently Duncan, Rogers, and Vail Johnson (of the Kenny G. band) are writing together for Bryan's first solo project since Joyride with a release date in 2011 on Red Road Records.
NehoSoul Band Members:
Guest musicians:
Contemporary Christian music
Contemporary Christian music is a genre of modern popular music which is lyrically focused on matters concerned with the Christian faith...
musician. he is best known for his role in the Sweet Comfort Band
Sweet Comfort Band
Sweet Comfort Band was a Christian rock band that first performed in 1973 in Riverside, California, and were active until 1984. The band was initially composed of keyboardist/lead vocalist, Bryan Duncan, and brothers Kevin and Rick Thomson. The band was the brainchild of the Thomson brothers...
and subsequent solo career that, combined, spanned more than twenty-five years. He is currently involved with the Nehosoul Band and "Radio Rehab" podcast.
History
Duncan is a Dove Award- and Grammy AwardGrammy Award
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-winning American
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Christian musician who started his career in 1973 with the Jesus music
Jesus music
Jesus music, known as gospel beat music in the United Kingdom, is a style of Christian music which originated on the West Coast of the United States in the late 1960s and early 1970s. This musical genre developed in parallel to the Jesus movement...
band Sweet Comfort Band
Sweet Comfort Band
Sweet Comfort Band was a Christian rock band that first performed in 1973 in Riverside, California, and were active until 1984. The band was initially composed of keyboardist/lead vocalist, Bryan Duncan, and brothers Kevin and Rick Thomson. The band was the brainchild of the Thomson brothers...
. The band went their separate ways in 1984 having made the successful transition to Contemporary Christian music
Contemporary Christian music
Contemporary Christian music is a genre of modern popular music which is lyrically focused on matters concerned with the Christian faith...
. 1985 marked the beginning of his solo career. Bryan has sold in excess of 1 million records, released 15 solo albums, and appeared on several compilation projects. He has released three solo video projects and one joint tour video as well as having done the video for Left Behind: The Movie
Left Behind: The Movie
Left Behind is a Christian based film released in 2000 and starring Kirk Cameron, Brad Johnson, Gordon Currie and Clarence Gilyard. It was directed by Vic Sarin. Left Behind was proclaimed by its creators as the biggest and most ambitious Christian film ever made...
. Bryan has been the recipient of three Dove Awards and has received multiple Dove Award nominations.
Bryan has had many number one hits over the years including "Traces of Heaven," "Things are Gonna Change," "United We Stand" and "Don't Look Away" from the Slow Revival album; "Love Takes Time," "You Don't Leave Me Lonely," "Into My Heart," "When It Comes to Love" and "I'll Not Forget You" from the Mercy album; and "A Heart Like Mine" from the compilation My Utmost for His Highest
My Utmost for His Highest (album)
My Utmost for His Highest is the first of two albums of songs inspired by Oswald Chambers' devotional My Utmost for His Highest. The album, produced by Brown Bannister, features performances by popular Christian musicians of songs relating to a day from Chamber's book...
.
Recently, Duncan started his own record label called Red Road Records, short for Redemption Road Records.
Duncan created a non-profit on-line radio show and podcast entitled "Radio Rehab" to encourage people in daily life. He released two books in 2010: Hog Wash, a book for bikers and Dear God...Really?. Currently Duncan, Rogers, and Vail Johnson (of the Kenny G. band) are writing together for Bryan's first solo project since Joyride with a release date in 2011 on Red Road Records.
NehoSoul Band
In 2003, Duncan started a new band called the Nehosoul Band with musicians Ricky B. Rogers (bass player, music director,co-writer), composer and keyboardist Phil Curry, lead guitarist Walter Finch, and drummer Sam Matthews. The Nehosoul Band produced Music City Live in 2004, "A Nehosoul Christmas' in 2005, and "Still Dancin'" in 2008. The band members represent a wide range of influences over the years of each career with the goal of making their mark, setting new standards, and creating timeless music.NehoSoul Band Members:
- Ricky B. Rogers
- Walter Finch
- Phil Curry
- Sam Mathews
- Tim Coleman - saxophone
Guest musicians:
- Michael Bloodgood
- Mathew Burgess (3 Doors Down3 Doors Down3 Doors Down is an American rock band from Escatawpa formed in 1996. The band consists of Brad Arnold , Matt Roberts , Todd Harrell , Chris Henderson , and Greg Upchurch ....
) - Steve Cabales
- Bob CarlisleBob CarlisleBob Carlisle is a Grammy Award and Dove Award-winning American musician who performs Christian music. He performed with several bands, most notably Allies and Billy Thermal, before launching a solo career...
- Rick EliasRick EliasRick Elias is a Nashville based singer and songwriter.From 1993 to 2002, Elias was a member of Rich Mullins' A Ragamuffin Band.Rick was a founding member of Rich Mullins and a Ragamuffin Band. Today Rick spends his time writing and producing music in Nashville TN., and continues to perform solo...
- Irene Kelly Gaines
- Tim GainesTim GainesTimothy Gaines is bass guitar player of the Christian metal band Stryper.-With Stryper:Being a Sunset Strip regular, Tim joined the band in 1983, and quickly rounded out the quartet's sound with his bass, background vocals and keyboard skills...
(of StryperStryperStryper is a Christian glam metal band from Orange County, California. The group's lineup consists of Michael Sweet , Oz Fox , Tim Gaines , and Robert Sweet...
) - bass: one song on Music City live - Don Garburg
- Vail Johnson
- Phil KeaggyPhil KeaggyPhil Keaggy is an American acoustic and electric guitarist and vocalist who has released more than 50 albums and contributed to many more recordings in both the contemporary Christian music and mainstream markets...
- John LawryJohn LawryJohn Lawry is a Christian musician, composer, producer, and songwriter. He is most remembered for being the keyboardist of Christian rock band Petra during their most prolific years.-Biography:...
- Carl Kelley
- Darrell MansfieldDarrell MansfieldDarrell Mansfield is an American gospel/blues musician.-Biography:Mansfield got his musical start in 1974, releasing his first album Gentle Faith in 1976. He later formed the Darrell Mansfield Band...
- Kevin MaxKevin MaxKevin Max Smith is an American singer, songwriter, and poet. He is best known for being a member of the Christian pop group dc Talk...
- Jason Palmer
- Randy ThomasRandy ThomasRandy Thomas may refer to:* Randy Thomas , American football player* Randy Thomas , American Christian musician...
- Jakael Tristram
- Mycle Wastman
- Roger M. Wood - Keyboard and Hammond B3
With Sweet Comfort Band
- Sweet Comfort - 1977 (Maranatha! RecordsMaranatha! MusicMaranatha! Music began as a non-profit outreach of Calvary Chapel in 1971. The Jesus People of the late 1960s and early 1970s began to write new hymns and worship songs with a folk-rock style. Maranatha! Music was founded at this time in order to publish and promote this new type of Christian...
) - Breaking the Ice - 1979 (Light RecordsLight RecordsLight Records was a gospel record label founded in 1966 by Ralph Carmichael as a joint venture with the Waco, Texas-based Word Records.-History:...
) - Hold on Tight - 1980 (Light Records)
- Hearts of Fire - 1981 (Light Records)
- Cutting Edge - 1982 (Light Records)
- Perfect Timing - 1984 (Light Records)
Solo
- Have Yourself Committed - 1985 (Light RecordsLight RecordsLight Records was a gospel record label founded in 1966 by Ralph Carmichael as a joint venture with the Waco, Texas-based Word Records.-History:...
) - Holy Rollin - 1986 (Light Records)
- Whistlin' In the Dark - 1987 (Modern Art Records)
- Strong Medicine - 1989 (Myrrh RecordsMyrrh RecordsMyrrh Records, also known as Myrrh Worship, is a Christian music record label. According to Encyclopedia of American Gospel Music, the label was instrumental in developing a popular following for Contemporary Christian music as the label that first published music by Barry McGuire, 2nd Chapter of...
) - Anonymous Confessions of a Lunatic Friend - 1990 (Myrrh Records)
- Mercy - 1992 (Myrrh Records)
- Slow RevivalSlow RevivalSlow Revival is Contemporary Christian artist Bryan Duncan's 7th album.----# "A Heavenly Light"# "United We Stand"# "Don't Look Away"# "Your Love, My Saving Grace"# "Traces of Heaven"# "My House"# "Lonely Tonight"# "Things Are Gonna Change"...
- 1994 (Myrrh Records) - Christmas is Jesus - 1995 (Myrrh Records)
- Quiet Prayers - 1996 (Myrrh Records)
- Blue SkiesBlue Skies (Bryan Duncan album)Blue Skies is a 1996 studio album by Contemporary Christian music artist Bryan Duncan.-Track listing:# "Blue Skies"# "Turnin'"# "After This Day Is Gone"# "One Touch Away"# "Dying to Meet You"# "A Whisper Heard Around the World"# "No Greater Love"...
- 1996 (Myrrh Records) - The Last Time I Was Here - 1998 (Myrrh Records)
- Love Takes Time: 17 Timeless Classics - 1999 (Myrrh Records)
- Joyride - 2000 (Diadem Music)
With The NehoSoul Band
- Music City Live - 2004 (Red Road Records)
- A NehoSoul Christmas - 2005 (Red Road Records)
- Still Dancin - 2009 (Red Road Records)
External links
- Official Website
- Bryan Duncan's Blog
- Bryan Duncan Interview at Voyage Radio 2.0 Podcast, 2009
- Bryan Duncan interviewed by Dr. Blogstein's Radio Happy Hour
- http://www.lifespringonline.com/original/?p=115Bryan Duncan interviewed and debuts his newest CD on Lifespring (podcast)Lifespring (podcast)Lifespring! is a Christian podcast , with no connection with the trainings or organizations with the same name . The Lifespring! podcast is notable because it was the first Christian podcast not based on repurposed church sermons...
] - Soul-Audio Reviews Latest Album, Still Dancin'