Closing Blog

Due to the low volume of traffic to this site I will no longer be posting.  I'm not going to shut this blog down because I do believe there are a lot of good posts that people can find interesting.  And perhaps from time to time I'll be loading a new video on my Youtube channel and then post it here.

I'm in the process of recording my next CD and have renamed it due to the lack of local musician responses wanting to record on it.  The title is now going to be Jerry Corelli "The End".  It will be my last CD as I've retired from "live" performances.

I want to thank those of you who have followed this blog from time to time and hope that you find my last CD enjoyable when it's released around February of 2012.

10,000 YouTube Views and Counting!

Well today we hit 10,000 Youtube views.  I started the account in 2007 but didn't really put any videos on it until last year.  Most, if not all, of the videos on my Youtube channel are less than a year old.

With The Sword Held High CD play list.
Christmas Song play list.
Live on the Worthy Music Ministries Stage play list.
Addiction Songs play list.
Live on the Seattle Praise the Lord Show first show 2000, second show 2000 and 2003.

If you haven't checked out all the videos stop by my Youtube channel, view them and leave comments if you'd like too.  Thanks to all of you who contributed to the views.

"Battle Song" live by Jerry Corelli at Hopefest 99'

Jesus Music ( Dallas Holm)

There are very few listeners of Christian music, Jesus Music, who would deny that "Rise Again" by Dallas Holm is one of the best Contemporary Christian songs of its time, or ever.  "Rise Again" won the Dove Music Award for best song of the year in 1977 and for me its message and melody is still right on today.  Dallas Holm also received the Dove Award in 77' for Songwriter of the year, Male Vocalist of the year and Mixed Group of the year (Dallas Holm and Praise).

Dallas Holm will be 63 in November this year and he's still touring, still recording and still has something relevant to say.  Like all the pioneers of Jesus Music he still writes songs that speak of Christ's sacrifice and Love.  I could go on and on but instead I'll provide a link to his site.

As a young songwriter, like many in my day I suppose, I wanted to write a song like "Rise Again".  You knew when you first heard it that it would be around for the next 30+ years and sure enough it is. 

Jesus Music (The Wall Brothers Band)

The last time I saw "The Wall Brothers" in concert was in Denver Colorado in the early 80's.  They did a set, took a break and came back minus a Wall brother.  I don't recall which one stayed off stage.  We were told, as I recall, that it was a tooth problem.  I recall it was awkward listening to the songs minus a brother and that they had to finish earlier than scheduled.  Those things just happen and you go to the next gig.  I remember a few of us wanting to get back stage and find out what was happening.  We personally had meet Greg and Kraig Wall several times and thought we'd be able to just go right back stage.  Not a chance.

The Wall Brothers started around the same time I started my band Omega III and like other Jesus Music bands they were introduced to a lot of us kids at Calvary Temple in Denver.  I had all their albums and through the years lost them except for the one pictured above. 

Because they started out in the 70's I consider their music Jesus Music but also because their lyrics were to the point and down to earth like other Jesus Music artists of the day.  I remember many of us getting the album below, Start All Over Again, and saying to each other, "Why do they have such serious looks on their faces?"  Many of us had personally met everyone in the band and the picture on the album didn't seem to match their personalities.  That's how A&R people fix things that didn't need to be fixed.

It was a real task going through the Internet and looking for playable music from the band.  There is none that I could find, anywhere.  Youtube doesn't have anything and the sites I found that mentioned The Wall Brothers give a brief mention and that's it.   But they had a deep impact on Contemporary Christian music and in my life and the lives of most of my friends growing up.

I found a picture of a 45LP they did. 

Pastor Kraig Wall

I was pleased to find that Kraig Wall is the Senior Pastor of  Generations Church in Franklin, TN.  You can read more about what Kraig Wall has been up to by clicking the Generations Church link.  I did a search for Greg Wall but only found references to "The Wall Brothers Band".

Jesus Music ( Paul Clark)

1972

Paul Clark's contribution to Jesus Music began in the genre of Folk.  You might say he was the John Denver of Contemporary Christian music.  I am really glad to say that most of his albums, including the two listed in this blog are on Cdbaby.  Songs from the Savior Vol 1 was my first Paul Clark album and I enjoyed it tremendously.  But for every listener there's always that one album that stands out above the rest.

For me it was "Come Into His Presence", also found on Cdbaby.  Over the years I've lost both albums but now that I've discovered I can get them on CD I'll be listening to them again when I buy the Cd's.  As I listened to the short clips of every song on both albums I could recall how much influence Paul Clark had on my music.

1974

Throughout my years of song writing I have written my share of melodic guitar songs in the style of "Listen Closely".  I can still recall singing along with "Come into His Presence" back when I was a tenor and before my baritone timbre was set.

The above video shows that still today he can play that guitar like it's part of him.  Not to mention sing and pen a song that speaks to us all.  Born in 1951 Paul Clark turns 60 this year.  If you're 30 or younger that may be old but if you're my age 60 is pretty young for being one of the pioneers of Jesus Music.

His web site at www.paulclarkmusic.com will let you in on all of his new projects and tour dates.  So if you want to hear Contemporary Christian Music when it was Jesus Music back then and still today you need to put Paul Clark into your music collection.