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{{Infobox musical artist
| Name = Daniel Amos
| name = Daniel Amos
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| Img_capt = Daniel Amos in concert at Cornerstone 1990
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| origin = [[Southern California]], U.S.
| genre = {{hlist|[[Christian rock]]|[[New wave music|new wave]]|[[alternative rock]]|[[country rock]] (early)}}
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| years_active = 1974–present
| Origin = Southern [[California]], [[United States|USA]]
| label = {{hlist|[[Maranatha! Music|Maranatha!]]|[[Solid Rock Records|Solid Rock]]|[[NewPax Records|NewPax]]|[[¡Alarma! Records|¡Alarma!]]|[[Refuge Records|Refuge]]|[[Frontline Records|Frontline]]|Brainstorm Artists, Intl|[[Stunt Records|Stunt]]|[[Galaxy21 Music|Galaxy21]]|[[Arena Rock Recording Co.|Arena Rock]]}}
| Genre = [[country rock]], [[rock music|rock]], [[New Wave music|new wave]], [[alternative rock]]
| Years_active = 1974 &ndash; present
| website = {{URL|danielamos.com}}
| current_members = * [[Terry Scott Taylor]]
| Label = [[Maranatha! Music]]<br />[[Solid Rock Records]]<br />[[NewPax Records]]<br />[[¡Alarma! Records]]<br />[[Refuge Records]]<br />[[Frontline Records (1980s)|Frontline Records]]<br />[[Brainstorm Artists, Intl]]<br />[[Stunt Records]]<br />[[Galaxy21 Music]]<br />[[Arena Rock Recording Co.]]
* [[Greg Flesch]]
| Associated_acts = [[Swirling Eddies]]<br />[[Terry Scott Taylor]]<br />[[Lost Dogs]]
* [[Ed McTaggart]]
| URL = [http://www.danielamos.com www.danielamos.com]
| past_members = * Marty Dieckmeyer
| Current_members = [[Terry Scott Taylor]]<br />[[Greg Flesch]]<br />[[Ed McTaggart]]<br />[[Tim Chandler]]
* Mark Cook
| Past_members = [[Marty Dieckmeyer]]<br />[[Mark Cook]]<br />[[Steve Baxter]]<br />[[Jerry Chamberlain]]<br />[[Rob Watson]]<br />[[Alex MacDougall]]
* [[Steve Baxter (musician)|Steve Baxter]]
| Notable_instruments =
* [[Jerry Chamberlain]]
* [[Rob Watson (musician)|Rob Watson]]
* [[Alex MacDougall]]
* [[Tim Chandler]]
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'''Daniel Amos''' (aka '''D. A.''', '''Dä''') is a [[rock band]] formed in 1974 by [[Terry Scott Taylor]] on guitars and vocals, [[Marty Dieckmeyer]] on bass guitar, [[Steve Baxter]] on guitars and [[Jerry Chamberlain]] on lead guitars. Current members include Bassist [[Tim Chandler]], guitarist [[Greg Flesch]] and Drummer [[Ed McTaggart]]. Over the course of 30 years, they have experimented with [[country rock]], [[rock music|rock]], [[New Wave music|new wave]], and [[alternative rock]].
'''Daniel Amos''' (aka '''D. A.''', '''Dä''') is an American [[Christian rock]] band formed in 1974 by [[Terry Scott Taylor]] on guitars and vocals, Marty Dieckmeyer on bass guitar, [[Steve Baxter (musician)|Steve Baxter]] on guitars and [[Jerry Chamberlain]] on lead guitars. The band currently consists of Taylor, guitarist [[Greg Flesch]] and drummer [[Ed McTaggart]]. Over the band's career, they have included keyboardist Mark Cook, drummer [[Alex MacDougall]], bassist [[Tim Chandler]] and keyboardist [[Rob Watson (musician)|Rob Watson]] with sounds that experimented with [[country rock]], [[rock music|rock]], [[New wave music|new wave]] and [[alternative rock]].


== Beginnings ==
== Beginnings ==


The roots of Daniel Amos began to grow out of '''Jubal's Last Band''', an acoustic quartet consisting of Taylor, Kenny Paxton, Chuck Starnes and Steve Baxter, who spent their time performing for Bible study groups and at coffee shops throughout Southern California. In 1974, JLB recorded a demo tape together and eventually lost Starnes and Paxton. Bassist Marty Dieckmeyer and guitarist Jerry Chamberlain were brought in to fill the empty spots. Sometime in the middle of 1975, Jubal's Last Band (minus Baxter) auditioned for [[Maranatha! Music]] and [[Calvary Chapel]] in hopes of signing a recording and performance contract. Another band at the meeting, led by [[Darrell Mansfield]], had a similar name - Jubal. The two bands decided to change their names to avoid confusion. Mansfield renamed his band [[Gentle Faith]] (taken from the name of co-band member Henry Cutrona's earlier band), and Jubal's Last Band became Daniel Amos.
The roots of Daniel Amos began to grow out of '''Jubal's Last Band''', an acoustic quartet consisting of Taylor, Kenny Paxton, Chuck Starnes and Steve Baxter, who spent their time performing for Bible study groups and at coffee shops throughout Southern California.<ref name="powell227">{{cite book |last=Powell |first=Mark Allan |title=Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music |publisher=Hendrickson Publishers |year=2002 |location=Peabody, Massachusetts |page=[https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaofco00mark/page/227 227] |isbn=1-56563-679-1 |url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaofco00mark/page/227 }}</ref> In 1974, JLB recorded a demo tape together and eventually lost Starnes and Paxton. Bassist Marty Dieckmeyer and guitarist Jerry Chamberlain were brought in to fill the empty spots. Sometime in the middle of 1975, Jubal's Last Band (minus Baxter) auditioned for [[Maranatha! Music]] and [[Calvary Chapel]] in hopes of signing a recording and performance contract. Another band at the meeting, led by [[Darrell Mansfield]], had a similar name – Jubal. The two bands decided to change their names to avoid confusion. Mansfield renamed his band [[Gentle Faith]] (taken from the name of co-band member Henry Cutrona's earlier band), and Jubal's Last Band became Daniel Amos.<ref name="powell227"/><ref name=Alfonso>{{cite book |last1=Alfonso |first1=Barry |title=The Billboard Guide to Contemporary Christian Music |date=2002 |publisher=Billboard Books/Watson-Guptill Publications |location=New York |isbn=0-8230-7718-7 |page=151}}</ref>


== Maranatha! Records era ==
== Maranatha! Records era ==


Daniel Amos succeeded in landing a recording and performance contract and quickly recorded their first song for the label in 1975, Taylor's "Ain't Gonna Fight It." The band released their first full length, eponymous album (''[[Daniel Amos (album)|Daniel Amos]]'') in 1976 which was produced by [[dobro]] player and producer [[Al Perkins]] ([[Rolling Stones]], [[Bob Dylan]], [[Roy Orbison]], [[Joe Walsh]], [[the Flying Burrito Brothers]], etc). Soon after the release of that album, DA enlisted Ed McTaggart as their full time drummer. Previously, McTaggart had been the drummer for [[Bill Sprouse Jr.]]'s [[The Road Home (band)|The Road Home]].
Daniel Amos succeeded in landing a recording and performance contract and quickly recorded their first song for the label in 1975, Taylor's "Ain't Gonna Fight It", released later that year on the label's compilation album ''Maranatha 5''.<ref name=Thompson>{{cite book |last=Thompson |first=John J. |title=Raised by Wolves: The Story of Christian Rock & Roll |url=https://archive.org/details/raisedbywolvesst0000thom |url-access=registration |publisher=ECW Press |year=2000 |location=Toronto, Ontario |page=[https://archive.org/details/raisedbywolvesst0000thom/page/78 78] |isbn=1-55022-421-2}}</ref> The band released their debut [[Daniel Amos (album)|eponymous album]] in 1976 which was produced by [[pedal steel guitar]] player and producer [[Al Perkins]]. Soon after the release of that album, DA enlisted Ed McTaggart as their full-time drummer. Previously, McTaggart had been the drummer for [[Bill Sprouse Jr.]]'s The Road Home.<ref name="powell227"/>


By 1977, the band had begun to shed their country sound with the album ''Shotgun Angel,'' which took some fans by surprise. ''[[Shotgun Angel]]'' was half country and half rock-opera. Side 2 of the LP featured lush orchestrations and a string of rock songs linked together in a way reminiscent of [[The Beatles]] ''Sgt. Peppers'' album. The band even made a number of concert performances at this time with a full orchestra backing them.
By 1977, the band had begun to shed their country sound with the album ''[[Shotgun Angel]]'', which took some fans by surprise. ''Shotgun Angel'' was half country and half rock-opera. Side two of the LP featured lush orchestrations and a string of rock songs linked together in a way reminiscent of [[Queen (band)|Queen]], [[Pink Floyd]] and ''[[Abbey Road]]''.<ref name=powell227/> ''Shotgun Angel'' also saw the departure of Steve Baxter and the addition of keyboardist Mark Cook. Cook had been the keyboardist for the band Spring Canyon, which had recorded an album for Warner Brothers a few years earlier with producer [[Richard Podolor]] that was never released, due to a change in management at Warner Brothers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.danielamos.com/timeline5074.html |title=DanielAmos.com : Time Line 1950-1974 |publisher=Daniel Amos |access-date=January 6, 2016}}</ref>


== Switch to Solid Rock Records ==
== Switch to Solid Rock Records ==


By 1978 the band had recorded their first entirely rock effort, ''[[Horrendous Disc]]'', with help from newly added percussionist, [[Alex MacDougall]], and keyboardist [[Mark Cook]]. MacDougall is a percussionist who has toured with [[Loggins and Messina]], [[Leon Russell]] and [[The Beach Boys]], among others. Cook had been the keyboardist for the [[Warner Brothers]] band [[Spring Canyon]]. Also around this time, the band began a lifelong personal friendship and working relationship with singer/songwriter [[Randy Stonehill]]. The band began touring heavily with Stonehill in the late 1970s - both performing their own sets, and also serving as Stonehill's backing band at each show. That tour, known as the "Amos n' Randy Tour," became legendary for DA and Stonehill fans. DA backed Stonehill in the studio as well on albums like 1981's ''[[Between the Glory and the Flame]]'', 1983's ''[[Equator (Stonehill album)|Equator]]'', and 1992's ''[[Wonderama (album)|Wonderama]]''.
By 1978, the band had recorded their first entirely rock effort, ''[[Horrendous Disc]]'', with help from newly added drummer/percussionist, [[Alex MacDougall]]. MacDougall had been a member of another [[Maranatha! Music]] band, [[The Way (Jesus music band)|The Way]]. Although it was recorded for Maranatha! Music,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.danielamos.com/articles/rhorrendous.html |title=DanielAmos.com : Daniel Amos : Horrendous Disc Reviews |publisher=Daniel Amos |access-date=May 18, 2013}}</ref> the album was dropped because of a major change in the focus of the label. They stopped releasing albums by rock and roll acts and instead focuses on children's and praise music.


The band shopped the new record around to several labels, ending up on [[Larry Norman]]'s [[Solid Rock Records]]. Solid Rock delayed the release for nearly three years and despite magazine article and radio specials promoting it, the album did not hit record store shelves until a week before the release of the band's newly recorded fourth album ''[[¡Alarma! (album)|¡Alarma!]]'' in 1981.<ref>{{cite book |last=Granger |first=Thom |title=The 100 Greatest Albums in Christian Music |publisher=Harvest House Publishers |year=2001 |location=Eugene, Oregon |pages=186–7 |isbn=0-7369-0281-3}}</ref> The long delay led to the departure of MacDougall and Cook, and was the subject of a series of articles and letters to the editor in ''[[CCM Magazine]]''.<ref name=Thompson/>{{rp|pg 79}}
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Although ''[[Horrendous Disc]]'' was recorded for [[Maranatha! Music]], the label ended up dropping it because of a major change in the focus of the label. The label decided to stop releasing albums by rock and roll acts and wanted to focus on praise music. The band shopped the new record around to several labels, including [[Warner Brothers]], but settled on [[Larry Norman]]'s [[Solid Rock Records]]. Solid Rock ended up delaying the release for nearly three years and the album was not seen on record store shelves until a week before the release of the band's newly recorded fourth album ''[[¡Alarma! (album)|¡Alarma!]]'' in 1981.


From the connection with Solid Rock, Daniel Amos began working with singer/songwriter [[Randy Stonehill]]. The band began touring heavily with Stonehill in the late 1970s. DA performed their own set and, after a Stonehill acoustic set, served as Stonehill's backing band for another set. That tour, known as the "Amos n' Randy Tour",<ref>{{cite web |author=Quincy Smith-Newcomb |url=http://www.todayschristianmusic.com/artists/daniel-amos/features/daniel-amos/ |title=Daniel Amos &#124; Daniel Amos |publisher=TodaysChristianMusic.com |access-date=May 18, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130524053927/http://www.todayschristianmusic.com/artists/daniel-amos/features/daniel-amos/ |archive-date=May 24, 2013 }}</ref> became legendary for DA and Stonehill fans. Taylor produced four of Stonehill's albums (1981's ''[[Between the Glory and the Flame]]'', 1983's ''[[Equator (Stonehill album)|Equator]]'', 1992's ''[[Wonderama (album)|Wonderama]]'', and 1993's ''[[Stories (Randy Stonehill album)|Stories]]''), using DA as backing musicians.<ref name="powell227"/>{{rp|pg 881}}
== ¡Alarma! Chronicles ==


== ''¡Alarma! Chronicles''==
''[[¡Alarma! (album)|¡Alarma!]]'' was the first of a four part series of albums entitled ''[[The ¡Alarma! Chronicles]]'', which also included the albums ''[[Doppelgänger (Daniel Amos album)|Doppelgänger]]'', ''[[Vox Humana (album)|Vox Humana]]'', and ''[[Fearful Symmetry (album)|Fearful Symmetry]]''. The band raised eyebrows on the tour that followed each release by presenting a full multimedia event complete with video screens synchronized to the music, something that was unusual in the early 1980s for any band. The stage setup also included mannequins, a 3D slide show and actors portraying game show announcers and models for the song "New Car!" By the end of the four part album series, new band members [[Tim Chandler]] and [[Greg Flesch]] joined the band to fill vacant positions previously held by Dieckmeyer and Chamberlain. Keyboardist [[Rob Watson]] would also occasionally join the band in the studio or on the road.


''[[¡Alarma! (album)|¡Alarma!]]'' was the first of a [[tetralogy|four-part series]] of albums entitled ''[[The ¡Alarma! Chronicles]]'',<ref name="powell227"/>{{rp|pg 229}} which also included the albums ''[[Doppelgänger (Daniel Amos album)|Doppelgänger]]'', ''[[Vox Humana (Daniel Amos album)|Vox Humana]]'', and ''[[Fearful Symmetry (album)|Fearful Symmetry]]''. On the tours that followed each release beginning with ''Doppelgänger'', the band used a full multimedia event complete with video screens synchronized to the music.<ref name="danielamos2">{{cite web|url=http://www.danielamos.com/articles/spotlight.html |title=DanielAmos.com : Daniel Amos : Spotlight on |publisher=Daniel Amos |access-date=May 18, 2013}}</ref> The stage setup also included mannequins, a 3D slide show and actors portraying game show announcers and models for the song "New Car!"<ref name="danielamos2"/> More personnel changes occurred during this era as [[Tim Chandler]] replaced Dieckmeyer in September 1981.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.danielamos.com/timeline81.html |title=DanielAmos.com : Daniel Amos : TimeLine 1981 |publisher=Daniel Amos |access-date=May 18, 2013}}</ref> Chamberlain left in mid 1983.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.danielamos.com/timeline83.html |title="DanielAmos.com : TimeLine 1983 |publisher=Daniel Amos |access-date=May 18, 2013}}</ref> For a short time, guitarist Milo Carter toured with the band. For the first half of 1984, they toured without a second guitarist and made ''Vox Humana''. [[Greg Flesch]] joined as the lead guitar player in September 1984 for the subsequent tour.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.danielamos.com/timeline84.html |title="DanielAmos.com : TimeLine 1984 |publisher=Daniel Amos |access-date=May 18, 2013}}</ref> Keyboardist [[Rob Watson (musician)|Rob Watson]] joined the band to play keyboards on tour in 1983 and for the next two albums.<ref name="powell227"/>{{rp|pg 229}}
Throughout the 1980s, the band's popularity led them to be among the first alternative groups to perform at the now-defunct and infamous [[Esther Wong|Madame Wong]]'s and nearly every other major club on the Strip, as well as concert halls, outdoor arenas, street events, backyard barbecues, prisons, and other venues all over the world.

In 2000, the band released the four albums in a three-disc set packaged together with a booklet collectively titled, ''[[The ¡Alarma! Chronicles]]''.<ref name="powell227"/>{{rp|pg 229}} Additional material was provided by columnists John Thompson, Bruce Brown, Randy Layton, Brian Quincy Newcomb and others.<ref>{{cite web|author=Shari Lloyd |url=http://www.tollbooth.org/2000/reviews/da.html |title=Daniel Amos – a Review of The Phantom Tollbooth |publisher=Tollbooth.org |date=September 15, 2000 |access-date=May 15, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.danielamos.com/articles/ralarmachronicles.html |title=DanielAmos.com : Daniel Amos : Alarma! Chronicles Book Set Reviews |publisher=Daniel Amos |date=August 15, 2000 |access-date=May 15, 2013}}</ref>


== Swirling Eddies/Stunt Records ==
== Swirling Eddies/Stunt Records ==


The band released ''[[Darn Floor-Big Bite]]'' in 1987. Although ''Darn Floor'' was an artistically ambitious and critically acclaimed effort, it sold poorly. They began a followup in 1988 but abandoned it in favor of a chance to do something different. Many of the band members became [[The Swirling Eddies]] for a string of releases through the early 1990s. In 1990, D.A. would form their own independent record label, [[Stunt Records]], with help from friend [[Tom Gulotta]]. One of the first albums released by Stunt was the half comedy, half rarities and best of compilation from [[Dr. Edward Daniel Taylor]], ''The Miracle Faith Prickly Heat Telethon of Love''. Over the years that followed, Stunt became the primary source for new DA material, including the live albums, ''[[Live Bootleg '82]]'' and ''[[Preachers From Outer Space!]]''. [[Jason Townsend|Jason]] and [[Eric Townsend]], producers of the DA Tribute CD ''[[When Worlds Collide: A Tribute to Daniel Amos|When Worlds Collide]]'', would join the Stunt Records organization in 1999 to help with promotion and production work.
The band released ''[[Darn Floor-Big Bite]]'' in 1987. Although ''Darn Floor'' was an artistically ambitious and critically acclaimed effort, it sold poorly.<ref name="powell227"/> In the late 1980s, many of the band members became [[The Swirling Eddies]] for a string of releases through the early 1990s.<ref name=powell227/>{{rp| pgs 227. 908}} In 1990, D.A. would form their own independent record label, [[Stunt Records]], with help from friend Tom Gulotta.<ref name=Stunt>{{cite web|url=http://www.danielamos.com/stunt.html |title=Stunt Records Swirling Wacky Web Site |publisher=Danielamos.com |access-date=May 18, 2013}}</ref> One of the first albums released by Stunt was the half comedy, half rarities and best of compilation from [[Dr. Edward Daniel Taylor]], ''The Miracle Faith Prickly Heat Telethon of Love''.<ref name=powell227/>{{rp|pg 935}} Over the years that followed, Stunt became the primary source for new DA material, including the live albums, ''[[Live Bootleg '82]]'' and ''[[Preachers from Outer Space!]]''. Jason and Eric Townsend, producers of the DA Tribute CD ''[[When Worlds Collide: A Tribute to Daniel Amos|When Worlds Collide]]'', would join the Stunt Records organization in 2000 to help with promotion and production work.<ref name=Stunt/>


In addition to recording several albums by [[The Swirling Eddies]], the members of DA returned in 1991 with ''[[Kalhöun]]''. 1993's ''[[MotorCycle]]'' followed, which also marked the return of Chamberlain, who would hang around long enough for two additional DA releases in the 1990s, ''[[BibleLand]]'' in 1994 and ''[[Songs of the Heart]]'' in 1995. ''Songs of the Heart'' was a [[concept album]] that followed the fictional couple, Bud & Irma Ackendorf, on a trip down the historic [[U.S. Route 66]]. The concept was explored in greater detail in the 2002 3 CD "book set" entitled ''When Everyone Wore Hats''. That collection not only included the entire 1995 album, but also the entire album reworked as an acoustic band, three new songs, an interview of Taylor by [[Starflyer59]]'s [[Jason Martin]], photos, expanded liner notes and a newly written short story by Taylor. In 1994, DA joined artists like Randy Stonehill, [[The Choir]], [[Bruce Cockburn]], [[Victoria Williams]], [[Kate Taylor]], [[Debbie Boone]], [[Chagall Guevara]], [[Carolyn Arends]], and others to record songs for ''[[Orphans of God]]'', a double disc release that paid tributed to singer/songwriter [[Mark Heard]], who died in 1992 following a performance at the [[Cornerstone Festival]].
In addition to recording several albums as The Swirling Eddies, the members of DA returned in 1991 with ''[[Kalhöun]]''.<ref name=powell227/>{{rp|pg 227, 229}} 1993's ''[[MotorCycle]]'' followed, which also marked the return of Chamberlain, who would hang around long enough for two additional DA releases in the 1990s, ''[[BibleLand]]'' in 1994 and ''[[Songs of the Heart]]'' in 1995.<ref name="powell227"/>{{rp|pg 230}} ''Songs of the Heart'' was a [[concept album]] that followed the fictional couple, Bud & Irma Ackendorf, on a trip down the historic [[U.S. Route 66]].<ref name="powell227"/>{{rp|pg 230}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.danielamos.com/da/songsoftheheart/ |title=Songs of the Heart |publisher=Daniel Amos |access-date=May 18, 2013}}</ref> The concept was explored in greater detail in the 2002 three-CD "book set" entitled ''When Everyone Wore Hats''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/when-everyone-wore-hats-songs-of-the-heart-mw0001441092 |title=When Everyone Wore Hats: Songs of the Heart – Daniel Amos (DA) : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=May 18, 2013}}</ref> That collection not only included the entire 1995 album, but also the entire album reworked as an acoustic band, three new songs, an interview of Taylor by [[Starflyer59]]'s [[Jason Martin (musician)|Jason Martin]], photos, expanded liner notes and a newly written short story by Taylor. In 1994, DA joined artists like Randy Stonehill, [[The Choir (alternative rock band)|The Choir]], [[Bruce Cockburn]], [[Victoria Williams]], [[Kate Taylor]], [[Debby Boone]], [[Chagall Guevara]], [[Carolyn Arends]], and others to record songs for ''[[Orphans of God]]'', a double disc release that paid tributed to singer/songwriter [[Mark Heard]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.markheard.net/heardtribute/reviews/orphans_of_god_review.html |title=Orphans Of God – A Tribute To Mark Heard : Reviews [@ The Mark Heard Tribute Project &#93; |publisher=Markheard.net |access-date=May 18, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080907130401/http://www.markheard.net/heardtribute/reviews/orphans_of_god_review.html |archive-date=September 7, 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> who died in 1992 following a performance at the [[Cornerstone Festival]].


== 2000–present ==
== ¡Alarma! Chronicles box set ==


In mid-1999, a number of artists joined to contribute to a tribute album entitled ''[[When Worlds Collide: A Tribute to Daniel Amos]]''. Artists lending their voices (and guitars) to the project included longtime band friends like [[Randy Stonehill]], [[Jimmy Abegg]], [[Phil Madeira]], [[Starflyer 59]], [[Brian Healy (musician)|Brian Healy]], and others.<ref name="powell227"/>{{rp|pg 232}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.danielamos.com/da/whenworldscollide/index.html |title=When Worlds Collide: A Tribute to |publisher=Daniel Amos |access-date=May 18, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/when-worlds-collide-a-tribute-to-daniel-amos-mw0001440220/credits |title=When Worlds Collide: A Tribute to Daniel Amos – Various Artists : Credits |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=May 18, 2013}}</ref> Also making a surprise appearance on the project was [[Larry Norman]], who had not worked with the band since the delays surrounding the ''Horrendous Disc'' album. The tribute album was released in time for [[Cornerstone Festival|Cornerstone]] 2000.
In 2000, the band released all four parts of ''[[The ¡Alarma! Chronicles]]'' on CD packaged together for the first time in a 200 page hardcover book which featured color photos, interviews and the entire ''¡Alarma! Chronicles'' story. Writers John Thompson, Bruce Brown, Randy Layton and Brian Quincy Newcomb also contributed new essays for the book. The limited edition book collection, certainly an unusual release in the music world, received praise from fans and music critics and went on to sell out within a matter of days in the band's own online store. Over the years that followed, copies of the book set would show up on eBay and Amazon selling for hundreds of dollars (still so as of August 2008).


In 2001, DA released what many critics<ref name="MrBDreviews">{{cite web|url=http://www.danielamos.com/articles/rmrbd.html |title=DanielAmos.com : Daniel Amos : Mr Buechner's Dream Reviews |publisher=Daniel Amos |date=August 17, 2001 |access-date=May 18, 2013}}</ref> called their best album to date, ''[[Mr Buechner's Dream]]'', named after author [[Frederick Buechner]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.danielamos.com/da/mrbuechnersdream/ |title=Mr. Buechner's Dream |publisher=Daniel Amos |access-date=May 18, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Sleger |first=Dave |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/mr-buechners-dream-mw0000228457 |title=Mr. Buechner's Dream – Daniel Amos (DA) : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=May 18, 2013}}</ref> The album also pays tribute to [[Walker Percy]], [[T. S. Eliot]], [[G. K. Chesterton]], [[Flannery O'Connor]], [[Lewis Carroll]], [[Dorothy L. Sayers]], and other authors that have inspired DA's lyrics for years.<ref name="MrBDreviews" /> The album was released on Stunt Records. The band had such a creative time in the studio that they ended up with more than 30 brand new songs to include on the new album.
== 2000-Present ==


Stunt Records released a two-disc 30th anniversary deluxe edition of the band's first album, ''Daniel Amos'' in June 2006.<ref name="MrBDreviews" /> It included an expanded booklet of never-before-seen photos, additional liner notes, and an entire extra disc of bonus material including early demos and live recordings from the pre-DA years. Five years later, Born Twice Records re-issued the disc alone for the 35th anniversary. This deluxe reissue was the first in a series of deluxe multi-disc reissues of the band's catalog.
In mid 1999, a number of artists joined together to contribute to a tribute album entitled ''[[When Worlds Collide: A Tribute to Daniel Amos]]''. Artists lending their voices (and guitars) to the project included longtime band friends like [[Randy Stonehill]], [[Jimmy Abegg]], [[Phil Madeira]], [[Starflyer 59]], [[Brian Healy]], and others. Also making a surprise appearance on the project was [[Larry Norman]], who had not worked with the band since the delays surrounding the ''Horrendous Disc'' album. The tribute album was released in time for [[Cornerstone Festival|Cornerstone]] 2000.


In 2010 the band's official website announced plans to release a new Daniel Amos studio album in 2011. The band will also be performing some concerts in 2011, including an appearance at Cornerstone Festival. The band's website also announced that Deluxe Editions of their debut album, ''Shotgun Angel'' and ''Mr. Buechner's Dream'' would be released in June in time for the band's tour.<ref name="danielamos1">{{cite web|url=http://www.danielamos.com/index.html#reissues|title=Official Website for Daniel Amos , Terry Scott Taylor and the Swirling Eddies : DanielAmos.com|website=Danielamos.com|access-date=October 10, 2018}}</ref> The Deluxe Edition of ''Shotgun Angel'' premiered at the band's first 2011 show in Nashville, TN. The Deluxe ''Mr Buechner's Dream'' premiered at the band's show of June 18, 2011 in Wilmington, OH.<ref name="danielamos1"/>
In 2001, DA released what many critics called their best album to date, ''[[Mr Buechner's Dream]]'', named after author [[Frederick Buechner]]. The album also pays tribute to [[Walker Percy]], [[T. S. Eliot]], [[G. K. Chesterton]], [[Flannery O'Connor]], [[Lewis Carroll]], [[Dorothy L. Sayers]], and other authors that have inspired DA's lyrics for years. The album was released on Stunt Records, with distribution by longtime friend [[Dan Michaels]]' label [[Galaxy21 Music]]. The band had such a creative time in the studio that they ended up with more than 30 brand new songs to include on the new album. Instead of offering it at a regular 2CD price, the band decided to offer the entire collection of songs for the price of a single CD.


In late 2012, Daniel Amos launched a [[Kickstarter]] campaign to fund the production of a new album.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://popdose.com/daniel-amos-announce-kickstarter-campaign/ |title=Daniel Amos Announce Kickstarter Campaign |publisher=Popdose |date=August 7, 2012 |access-date=May 14, 2013}}</ref> Titled ''[[Dig Here Said the Angel]]'',<ref>{{cite web|author=Best Inventions of 2010 |url=http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/946153346/new-music-from-daniel-amos/posts/433382 |title=New Music from Daniel Amos by Eric Townsend " ARTISTS & PHOTOGRAPHERS WANTED! — Kickstarter |publisher=Kickstarter.com |access-date=May 16, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjQLaw2g6eU |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/BjQLaw2g6eU |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=Daniel Amos : A message to our fans & Kickstarter supporters |publisher=YouTube |access-date=May 17, 2013}}{{cbignore}}</ref> it featured the lineup of Taylor, Flesch,<ref>{{cite web|author=Best Inventions of 2010 |url=http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/946153346/new-music-from-daniel-amos/posts/404806 |title=New Music from Daniel Amos by Eric Townsend " DA in the Studio: Day Three — Kickstarter |publisher=Kickstarter.com |access-date=May 16, 2013}}</ref> Chandler and McTaggart<ref>{{cite web|author=Best Inventions of 2010 |url=http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/946153346/new-music-from-daniel-amos/posts/403005 |title=New Music from Daniel Amos by Eric Townsend " Day One in the Studio! — Kickstarter |publisher=Kickstarter.com |access-date=May 16, 2013}}</ref> with appearances from earlier band members Jerry Chamberlain and Rob Watson.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFUX5FNj_14 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/qFUX5FNj_14 |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=Daniel Amos- rehearsal- Dec. 19, 2012 |publisher=YouTube |date=February 1, 2013 |access-date=May 16, 2013}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Recording sessions began in Nashville, TN. in February, 2013, at Brown Owl Studios and was released in July 2013. At the same time a remastered two-CD deluxe edition of the band's ''[[¡Alarma! (album)|¡Alarma!]]'' album was released. Stunt Records followed that reissue with a deluxe edition of ''[[Doppelgänger (Daniel Amos album)|Doppelgänger]]'' in 2014, a deluxe edition of ''[[Vox Humana (Daniel Amos album)|Vox Humana]]'' in 2016, and with the help of another Kickstarter campaign, a deluxe ''[[Horrendous Disc]]'' box set was released on CD and vinyl in 2018.
In early 2004, Stunt Records began the long and difficult task of digging through the vast DA archives and remastering most of the back catalog for rerelease. The first release in the series, a 30th Anniversary Deluxe edition of the band's first album, ''Daniel Amos'', was released in June 2006. The two-disc special edition included an expanded booklet of never-before-seen photos, additional liner notes, and an entire extra disc of bonus material including early demos and live recordings from the pre-DA years. Work began on the next reissues in the series immediately following its release.


[[Tim Chandler]], who had been the band's bass guitarist since 1982, died on October 8, 2018.<ref>{{cite web |title=In Memoriam: Bassist Tim Chandler (1960-2018) |url=http://www.musictap.com/2018/10/10/in-memoriam-bassist-tim-chandler-1960-2018/ |website=MusicTap |access-date=October 10, 2018 |date=October 10, 2018}}</ref> Founding member [[Steve Baxter (musician)|Steve Baxter]] died on September 9, 2020.
Plans were under way to create a deluxe edition of ''[[Horrendous Disc]]'' with Solid Rock Records up until the time of Larry Norman's passing in February 2008. It is currently unclear about the future of the joint release, but Stunt Records has plans to at the very least revisit HD with a collection of never before heard outtakes and rarities. 2007 also saw the return of the Swirling Eddies with ''[[The midget, the speck and the molecule]]'', that band's first CD since 1996. At the end of November 2008 a deluxe edition of ''[[Darn Floor - Big Bite]]'' was released by [[Arena Rock Recording Co.]], which as well included an entire disc of never before heard recordings, interviews and rare video.


==Influence==
== Discography ==

The music of Terry Taylor and Daniel Amos has been a major influence within the music industry. Aside from the obvious influence on artists that the band has worked with over the years, numerous notable people have named DA as musical heroes over the years including artists like [[U2]], [[The Ocean Blue]], [[Randy Stonehill]], [[The 77s]], [[Phil Keaggy]], [[Steve Taylor]], [[Jimmy Abegg]], [[Phil Madeira]], [[Crystal Lewis]], [[This Train]], [[Carolyn Arends]] (Arends actually used to perform DA songs in one of her early bands), Ventriloquist [[Terry Fator]], [[Brian Healy]], [[The Throes]], [[The Choir]], [[Mortal (band)|Mortal]], [[Larry Norman]], Animator and Musician [[Doug TenNapel]], [[Amy Grant]], [[Michael W. Smith]], [[Scaterd Few]], [[Isaac Air Freight]], [[Deliverance (metal band)|Deliverance]], [[Starflyer59]], and others. [[Collective Soul]], which released several successful alternative rock singles during the 1990s and early 2000s, cite Daniel Amos as a major inspiration for their work. Taylor's work on Dreamworks videogame soundtracks and Nickelodeon animated series have been used as backing music for Olympic performances and become a favorite of other soundtrack composers like [[Bill Brown (composer)|Bill Brown]], Actor [[Ben Affleck]], comedian [[Drew Carey]], and other celebrities.
=== Albums ===


==Discography==
* ''[[Daniel Amos (album)|Daniel Amos]]'', 1976 debut album
* ''[[Daniel Amos (album)|Daniel Amos]]'', 1976 debut album
* ''[[Shotgun Angel]]'', 1977 album
* ''[[Shotgun Angel]]'', 1977 album
* ''[[Horrendous Disc]]'', ''1978'', 1981 album
* ''[[Horrendous Disc]]'', 1981 album
* ''[[¡Alarma! (album)|¡Alarma!]]'', 1981 album
* ''[[¡Alarma! (album)|¡Alarma!]]'', 1981 album
* ''[[Doppelgänger (Daniel Amos album)|Doppelgänger]]'', 1983 album
* ''[[Doppelgänger (Daniel Amos album)|Doppelgänger]]'', 1983 album
* ''[[Vox Humana (album)|Vox Humana]]'', 1984 album
* ''[[Vox Humana (Daniel Amos album)|Vox Humana]]'', 1984 album
* ''[[Fearful Symmetry (album)|Fearful Symmetry]]'', 1986 album
* ''[[Fearful Symmetry (album)|Fearful Symmetry]]'', 1986 album
* ''[[Darn Floor-Big Bite]]'', 1987 album
* ''[[Darn Floor-Big Bite]]'', 1987 album
* ''[[Kalhöun]]'', 1991 album
* ''[[Kalhöun]]'', 1991 album
* ''[[Motor Cycle]]'', 1993 album
* ''[[MotorCycle]]'', 1993 album
* ''[[Bibleland]]'', 1994 album
* ''[[Bibleland]]'', 1994 album
* ''[[Songs of the Heart]]'', 1995 album
* ''[[Songs of the Heart]]'', 1995 album
* ''[[Mr. Buechner's Dream]]'', 2001 double CD. CD 1 entitled: Mr. Buechner's Dream, CD 2 entitled: And So It Goes.
* ''[[Mr. Buechner's Dream]]'', 2001 double CD. CD 1 entitled: Mr. Buechner's Dream, CD 2 entitled: And So It Goes.
* ''[[Dig Here said the Angel]]'', 2013 album<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tollbooth.org/index.php/home/music-reviews/914-daniel-amos-dig-here-said-the-angel |title=Daniel Amos - Dig Here Said the Angel - The Phantom Tollbooth &#124; The Phantom Tollbooth |publisher=Tollbooth.org |access-date=August 8, 2013}}</ref>

=== Live albums ===


===Live Albums===
* ''[[Live Bootleg '82]]'', 1990
* ''[[Live Bootleg '82]]'', 1990
* ''[[Preachers From Outer Space!]]'', 1994 ''An historic night, recorded live at the Anaheim Convention Center, Easter Weekend 1978''
* ''[[Preachers From Outer Space!]]'', 1994 ''An historic night, recorded live at the Anaheim Convention Center, Easter Weekend 1978''
* ''[[Live at Cornerstone 2000]]'', 2000
* ''Live at Cornerstone 2000'', 2000


===Special Releases===
=== Special releases ===

* ''[[The Revelation (album)|The Revelation]]'', 1986, re-issued 2000
* ''[[The Revelation (Daniel Amos album)|The Revelation]]'', 1986, re-issued 2000
* ''[[The ¡Alarma! Chronicles]]'', 2000
* ''[[The ¡Alarma! Chronicles]]'', 2000
* ''[[When Everyone Wore Hats]] Book Set'', 2001, containing Songs of the Heart, Songs of the Heart Acoustic version, The Story of Bud & Irma
* ''[[Shotgun Angel|Shotgun Angel (25th Anniversary Deluxe Reissue) ]]'', 2001, Disc 2 features the Shotgun Angel radio special/interview
* ''[[When Everyone Wore Hats Book Set]]'', 2001, containing Songs of the Heart, Songs of the Heart Acoustic version, The Story of Bud & Irma
* ''[[Daniel Amos (album)|Daniel Amos (30th Anniversary Deluxe Reissue)]]'', 2006
* ''[[Daniel Amos (album)|Daniel Amos (30th Anniversary Deluxe Reissue)]]'', 2006
* ''[[Darn Floor-Big Bite|Darn Floor - Big Bite (20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)]]'', 2008
* ''[[Darn Floor-Big Bite|Darn Floor – Big Bite (20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)]]'', 2008
* ''[[Daniel Amos (album)|Daniel Amos (35th Anniversary Deluxe Reissue)]]'', 2011
* ''[[Shotgun Angel|Shotgun Angel (2 CD Deluxe Collectors Edition)]]'', 2011
* ''[[Mr Buechner's Dream|Mr Buechner's Dream (Deluxe Collectors Edition)]]'', 2011
* ''[[¡Alarma! 2-Disc collector's edition]]'', 2013 containing ''¡Alarma!'' and a 21-track bonus disc
* ''Horrendous Disc Deluxe Box Set'', 2018 containing ''[[Horrendous Disc]]'' and four bonus discs


===Compilations===
=== Compilation albums ===


*[[Dr. Edward Daniel Taylor]] - ''The Miracle Faith Prickly Heat Telethon of Love'', 1990
* [[Dr. Edward Daniel Taylor]] – ''The Miracle Faith Prickly Heat Telethon of Love'', 1990
*[[Maranatha]] - ''Long Play Country Gospel'', as Daniel Amos AND Cowboy Billy McBride 1991
* [[Maranatha]] – ''Long Play Country Gospel'', as Daniel Amos AND Cowboy Billy McBride 1991
*''[[Orphans of God]]'', tribute to [[Mark Heard]], 1996
* ''[[Orphans of God]]'', tribute to [[Mark Heard]], 1996
*''[[Our Personal Favorite World Famous Hits]]'', 1998
* ''[[Our Personal Favorite World Famous Hits]]'', 1998
*''[[Surfonic Water Revival]]'', 1999
* ''[[Surfonic Water Revival]]'', 1999
* [[Terry Scott Taylor]]'s ''Swine Before Pearl, volume 1'', 2011, includes previously unreleased demos
* [[Terry Scott Taylor]]'s ''Swine Before Pearl, volume 2'', 2011, includes previously unreleased songs, demos, remixes and live tracks


===Videos===
=== Videos ===

* ''[[Daniel Amos Live in Anaheim 1985]]'', 2003 DVD
* ''Daniel Amos Live in Anaheim 1985'', 2003 DVD
* ''[[The Making of Mr. Buechner's Dream]]'', 2005 DVD
* ''[[The Making of Mr. Buechner's Dream]]'', 2005 DVD
* ''[[Instruction Through Film]]'', May 2007, DVD
* ''[[Instruction Through Film]]'', May 2007, DVD


==External links==
== Personnel ==

* [http://www.DanielAmos.com Official Band Website]
'''Current members'''
* [http://www.myspace.com/danielamosmusic Daniel Amos at MySpace.com]

* [[Terry Scott Taylor|Terry Taylor]] — guitars, harmonica, lead vocals <small>(1975–present)</small>
* [[Ed McTaggart]] - drums, background vocals <small>(1976–present)</small>
* [[Greg Flesch]] – guitars, accordion, keyboards, pan flute, violin, mandolin <small>(1984–present)</small>

'''Former members'''

* [[Jerry Chamberlain]] — lead guitars, lead and background vocals <small>(1975–1983, 1993–1995, guest 2013)</small>
* Marty Dieckmeyer — bass guitar, keyboards <small>(1975–1982)</small>
* [[Steve Baxter (musician)|Steve Baxter]] — acoustic guitar, harmonica, lead and background vocals <small>(1975–1976)</small>
* Mark Cook - keyboards, lead and background vocals <small>(1975–1980)</small>
* [[Alex MacDougall]] - drums, percussion <small>(1978–1980)</small>
* [[Tim Chandler]] – bass guitar, guitars, background vocals <small>(1982–2018)</small>
* [[Rob Watson (musician)|Rob Watson]] – keyboards <small>(1983–1986, guest 2013)</small>
{| class="wikitable"
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!75–76
!76–78
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!82–83
!83–84
!84–86
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!13–18
!18–present
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|[[Terry Scott Taylor|Terry Taylor]]
| colspan="13" |guitars, harmonica, lead vocals
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|[[Jerry Chamberlain]]
| colspan="5" |lead guitars, lead and background vocals
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|lead guitars, lead and background vocals
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|lead guitars, lead and background vocals
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|[[Steve Baxter (musician)|Steve Baxter]]
|acoustic guitar, harmonica, lead and background vocals
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|[[Ed McTaggart]]
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|[[Alex MacDougall]]
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== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{Official website|1=http://www.DanielAmos.com}}
* [http://www.trouserpress.com/entry.php?a=daniel_amos Trouser Press entry]
* [http://www.trouserpress.com/entry.php?a=daniel_amos Trouser Press entry]
* {{discogs artist|Daniel Amos}}
* {{imdb name|2112550}}


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Latest revision as of 08:33, 14 March 2024

This article is about the alternative rock band. For other uses, see Daniel Amos (disambiguation).

Daniel Amos
Daniel Amos in concert at Cornerstone 1990
Daniel Amos in concert at Cornerstone 1990
Background information
OriginSouthern California, U.S.
Genres
Years active1974–present
Labels
Members
Past members
Websitedanielamos.com

Daniel Amos (aka D. A., Dä) is an American Christian rock band formed in 1974 by Terry Scott Taylor on guitars and vocals, Marty Dieckmeyer on bass guitar, Steve Baxter on guitars and Jerry Chamberlain on lead guitars. The band currently consists of Taylor, guitarist Greg Flesch and drummer Ed McTaggart. Over the band's career, they have included keyboardist Mark Cook, drummer Alex MacDougall, bassist Tim Chandler and keyboardist Rob Watson with sounds that experimented with country rock, rock, new wave and alternative rock.

Beginnings[edit]

The roots of Daniel Amos began to grow out of Jubal's Last Band, an acoustic quartet consisting of Taylor, Kenny Paxton, Chuck Starnes and Steve Baxter, who spent their time performing for Bible study groups and at coffee shops throughout Southern California.[1] In 1974, JLB recorded a demo tape together and eventually lost Starnes and Paxton. Bassist Marty Dieckmeyer and guitarist Jerry Chamberlain were brought in to fill the empty spots. Sometime in the middle of 1975, Jubal's Last Band (minus Baxter) auditioned for Maranatha! Music and Calvary Chapel in hopes of signing a recording and performance contract. Another band at the meeting, led by Darrell Mansfield, had a similar name – Jubal. The two bands decided to change their names to avoid confusion. Mansfield renamed his band Gentle Faith (taken from the name of co-band member Henry Cutrona's earlier band), and Jubal's Last Band became Daniel Amos.[1][2]

Maranatha! Records era[edit]

Daniel Amos succeeded in landing a recording and performance contract and quickly recorded their first song for the label in 1975, Taylor's "Ain't Gonna Fight It", released later that year on the label's compilation album Maranatha 5.[3] The band released their debut eponymous album in 1976 which was produced by pedal steel guitar player and producer Al Perkins. Soon after the release of that album, DA enlisted Ed McTaggart as their full-time drummer. Previously, McTaggart had been the drummer for Bill Sprouse Jr.'s The Road Home.[1]

By 1977, the band had begun to shed their country sound with the album Shotgun Angel, which took some fans by surprise. Shotgun Angel was half country and half rock-opera. Side two of the LP featured lush orchestrations and a string of rock songs linked together in a way reminiscent of Queen, Pink Floyd and Abbey Road.[1] Shotgun Angel also saw the departure of Steve Baxter and the addition of keyboardist Mark Cook. Cook had been the keyboardist for the band Spring Canyon, which had recorded an album for Warner Brothers a few years earlier with producer Richard Podolor that was never released, due to a change in management at Warner Brothers.[4]

Switch to Solid Rock Records[edit]

By 1978, the band had recorded their first entirely rock effort, Horrendous Disc, with help from newly added drummer/percussionist, Alex MacDougall. MacDougall had been a member of another Maranatha! Music band, The Way. Although it was recorded for Maranatha! Music,[5] the album was dropped because of a major change in the focus of the label. They stopped releasing albums by rock and roll acts and instead focuses on children's and praise music.

The band shopped the new record around to several labels, ending up on Larry Norman's Solid Rock Records. Solid Rock delayed the release for nearly three years and despite magazine article and radio specials promoting it, the album did not hit record store shelves until a week before the release of the band's newly recorded fourth album ¡Alarma! in 1981.[6] The long delay led to the departure of MacDougall and Cook, and was the subject of a series of articles and letters to the editor in CCM Magazine.[3]: pg 79 

From the connection with Solid Rock, Daniel Amos began working with singer/songwriter Randy Stonehill. The band began touring heavily with Stonehill in the late 1970s. DA performed their own set and, after a Stonehill acoustic set, served as Stonehill's backing band for another set. That tour, known as the "Amos n' Randy Tour",[7] became legendary for DA and Stonehill fans. Taylor produced four of Stonehill's albums (1981's Between the Glory and the Flame, 1983's Equator, 1992's Wonderama, and 1993's Stories), using DA as backing musicians.[1]: pg 881 

¡Alarma! Chronicles[edit]

¡Alarma! was the first of a four-part series of albums entitled The ¡Alarma! Chronicles,[1]: pg 229  which also included the albums Doppelgänger, Vox Humana, and Fearful Symmetry. On the tours that followed each release beginning with Doppelgänger, the band used a full multimedia event complete with video screens synchronized to the music.[8] The stage setup also included mannequins, a 3D slide show and actors portraying game show announcers and models for the song "New Car!"[8] More personnel changes occurred during this era as Tim Chandler replaced Dieckmeyer in September 1981.[9] Chamberlain left in mid 1983.[10] For a short time, guitarist Milo Carter toured with the band. For the first half of 1984, they toured without a second guitarist and made Vox Humana. Greg Flesch joined as the lead guitar player in September 1984 for the subsequent tour.[11] Keyboardist Rob Watson joined the band to play keyboards on tour in 1983 and for the next two albums.[1]: pg 229 

In 2000, the band released the four albums in a three-disc set packaged together with a booklet collectively titled, The ¡Alarma! Chronicles.[1]: pg 229  Additional material was provided by columnists John Thompson, Bruce Brown, Randy Layton, Brian Quincy Newcomb and others.[12][13]

Swirling Eddies/Stunt Records[edit]

The band released Darn Floor-Big Bite in 1987. Although Darn Floor was an artistically ambitious and critically acclaimed effort, it sold poorly.[1] In the late 1980s, many of the band members became The Swirling Eddies for a string of releases through the early 1990s.[1]: pgs 227. 908  In 1990, D.A. would form their own independent record label, Stunt Records, with help from friend Tom Gulotta.[14] One of the first albums released by Stunt was the half comedy, half rarities and best of compilation from Dr. Edward Daniel Taylor, The Miracle Faith Prickly Heat Telethon of Love.[1]: pg 935  Over the years that followed, Stunt became the primary source for new DA material, including the live albums, Live Bootleg '82 and Preachers from Outer Space!. Jason and Eric Townsend, producers of the DA Tribute CD When Worlds Collide, would join the Stunt Records organization in 2000 to help with promotion and production work.[14]

In addition to recording several albums as The Swirling Eddies, the members of DA returned in 1991 with Kalhöun.[1]: pg 227, 229  1993's MotorCycle followed, which also marked the return of Chamberlain, who would hang around long enough for two additional DA releases in the 1990s, BibleLand in 1994 and Songs of the Heart in 1995.[1]: pg 230  Songs of the Heart was a concept album that followed the fictional couple, Bud & Irma Ackendorf, on a trip down the historic U.S. Route 66.[1]: pg 230 [15] The concept was explored in greater detail in the 2002 three-CD "book set" entitled When Everyone Wore Hats.[16] That collection not only included the entire 1995 album, but also the entire album reworked as an acoustic band, three new songs, an interview of Taylor by Starflyer59's Jason Martin, photos, expanded liner notes and a newly written short story by Taylor. In 1994, DA joined artists like Randy Stonehill, The Choir, Bruce Cockburn, Victoria Williams, Kate Taylor, Debby Boone, Chagall Guevara, Carolyn Arends, and others to record songs for Orphans of God, a double disc release that paid tributed to singer/songwriter Mark Heard,[17] who died in 1992 following a performance at the Cornerstone Festival.

2000–present[edit]

In mid-1999, a number of artists joined to contribute to a tribute album entitled When Worlds Collide: A Tribute to Daniel Amos. Artists lending their voices (and guitars) to the project included longtime band friends like Randy Stonehill, Jimmy Abegg, Phil Madeira, Starflyer 59, Brian Healy, and others.[1]: pg 232 [18][19] Also making a surprise appearance on the project was Larry Norman, who had not worked with the band since the delays surrounding the Horrendous Disc album. The tribute album was released in time for Cornerstone 2000.

In 2001, DA released what many critics[20] called their best album to date, Mr Buechner's Dream, named after author Frederick Buechner.[21][22] The album also pays tribute to Walker Percy, T. S. Eliot, G. K. Chesterton, Flannery O'Connor, Lewis Carroll, Dorothy L. Sayers, and other authors that have inspired DA's lyrics for years.[20] The album was released on Stunt Records. The band had such a creative time in the studio that they ended up with more than 30 brand new songs to include on the new album.

Stunt Records released a two-disc 30th anniversary deluxe edition of the band's first album, Daniel Amos in June 2006.[20] It included an expanded booklet of never-before-seen photos, additional liner notes, and an entire extra disc of bonus material including early demos and live recordings from the pre-DA years. Five years later, Born Twice Records re-issued the disc alone for the 35th anniversary. This deluxe reissue was the first in a series of deluxe multi-disc reissues of the band's catalog.

In 2010 the band's official website announced plans to release a new Daniel Amos studio album in 2011. The band will also be performing some concerts in 2011, including an appearance at Cornerstone Festival. The band's website also announced that Deluxe Editions of their debut album, Shotgun Angel and Mr. Buechner's Dream would be released in June in time for the band's tour.[23] The Deluxe Edition of Shotgun Angel premiered at the band's first 2011 show in Nashville, TN. The Deluxe Mr Buechner's Dream premiered at the band's show of June 18, 2011 in Wilmington, OH.[23]

In late 2012, Daniel Amos launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund the production of a new album.[24] Titled Dig Here Said the Angel,[25][26] it featured the lineup of Taylor, Flesch,[27] Chandler and McTaggart[28] with appearances from earlier band members Jerry Chamberlain and Rob Watson.[29] Recording sessions began in Nashville, TN. in February, 2013, at Brown Owl Studios and was released in July 2013. At the same time a remastered two-CD deluxe edition of the band's ¡Alarma! album was released. Stunt Records followed that reissue with a deluxe edition of Doppelgänger in 2014, a deluxe edition of Vox Humana in 2016, and with the help of another Kickstarter campaign, a deluxe Horrendous Disc box set was released on CD and vinyl in 2018.

Tim Chandler, who had been the band's bass guitarist since 1982, died on October 8, 2018.[30] Founding member Steve Baxter died on September 9, 2020.

Discography[edit]

Albums[edit]

Live albums[edit]

Special releases[edit]

Compilation albums[edit]

Videos[edit]

Personnel[edit]

Current members

  • Terry Taylor — guitars, harmonica, lead vocals (1975–present)
  • Ed McTaggart - drums, background vocals (1976–present)
  • Greg Flesch – guitars, accordion, keyboards, pan flute, violin, mandolin (1984–present)

Former members

  • Jerry Chamberlain — lead guitars, lead and background vocals (1975–1983, 1993–1995, guest 2013)
  • Marty Dieckmeyer — bass guitar, keyboards (1975–1982)
  • Steve Baxter — acoustic guitar, harmonica, lead and background vocals (1975–1976)
  • Mark Cook - keyboards, lead and background vocals (1975–1980)
  • Alex MacDougall - drums, percussion (1978–1980)
  • Tim Chandler – bass guitar, guitars, background vocals (1982–2018)
  • Rob Watson – keyboards (1983–1986, guest 2013)
75–76 76–78 78–80 80–82 82–83 83–84 84–86 86–93 93–95 95–13 13 13–18 18–present
Terry Taylor guitars, harmonica, lead vocals
Jerry Chamberlain lead guitars, lead and background vocals lead guitars, lead and background vocals lead guitars, lead and background vocals
Steve Baxter acoustic guitar, harmonica, lead and background vocals
Greg Flesch guitars, accordion, keyboards, pan flute, violin, mandolin
Marty Dieckmeyer bass guitar, keyboards
Tim Chandler bass guitar, guitars, background vocals
Mark Cook keyboards, lead and background vocals
Rob Watson keyboards keyboards
Ed McTaggart drums, background vocals
Alex MacDougall drums, percussion

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Powell, Mark Allan (2002). Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music. Peabody, Massachusetts: Hendrickson Publishers. p. 227. ISBN 1-56563-679-1.
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