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.
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| 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".
That is awesome! Totally my Pastor! These pictures were crackin' me up. Love it!
ReplyDeletego to Old Christian Music it has several of their albums you can download.
ReplyDeleteIn Your Light is on YouTube, and I am very glad. I barely caught The Wall Brothers Band at the end of their recording days, and they had a wonderful impact on my life.
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ReplyDeleteYou will find 4 of "The Wall Brothers" albums (Downloadable} on this site and many other atists from the good ole days.
PS: Great to hear a little about the band. Start All Over Again was always one of my favorites for music and lyrical content.
Enjoy!