Bethlehem (Christian band) explained

Bethlehem was a Christian country rock band in the 1970s, during the Jesus Music era, before the rise of the contemporary Christian music industry. The group released one self-titled album in 1978 under the Maranatha! label. The group's sound has drawn comparison with general market bands such as Poco & The Eagles.^{[1] [2]}

Band members were:^[3]

Danny Daniels: acoustic & electric guitars, lead & backing vocals

Dom Franco: Pedal Steel guitar, dobro, vocals

Randy Rigby: lead electric guitar, keyboards, vocals

John Falcone: bass guitar, vocals

Dan McCleery: drums, percussion, vocals

They were connected with the Jesus movement revival, particularly that in southern California centered on Calvary Chapel, Costa Mesa, CA.^[4]

It was Recorded during March & April 1978 at North Star Studios, Boulder, Colorado; Buddy King Studio, Huntington Beach, CA; Sound Castle Studio, Hollywood, CA; & Maranatha! Studio, Santa Ana, CA;
Engineered by Peter Gregg, Jonathan Brown & Al Perkins; Mixed by Jonathan Brown & Al Perkins; Mastered by Bob Carbone @ A & M Records;^[5]

External links

• http://musicmoz.org/Bands_and_Artists/B/Bethlehem/Discography/Bethlehem/
• http://one-way.org/jesusmusic/index.html (choose the group "Bethlehem")
• Powell, Mark Allan. "Bethlehem" in The Encyclopedia of American Gospel Music google books, p. 35; https://books.google.com/books?id=uqT-CJYcqskC&dq=Bethlehem+%28Danny+Daniels%29&pg=PA35
• http://www.danny-daniels.com/home.html

Notes and References

1. http://one-way.org/jesusmusic/index.html the "Bethlehem" page of A Decade of Jesus Music 1969-79
2. Powell, Mark Allan. "Bethlehem" in The Encyclopedia of American Gospel Music google books, p.35; https://books.google.com/books?id=uqT-CJYcqskC&dq=Bethlehem+%28Danny+Daniels%29&pg=PA35
3. http://musicmoz.org/Bands_and_Artists/B/Bethlehem/Discography/Bethlehem/ musicmoz.org/Bands_and_Artists/B/Bethlehem/Discography/Bethlehem
4. Powell, Mark Allan. "Bethlehem" in The Encyclopedia of American Gospel Music google books, p.35; https://books.google.com/books?id=uqT-CJYcqskC&dq=Bethlehem+%28Danny+Daniels%29&pg=PA35
5. http://musicmoz.org/Bands_and_Artists/B/Bethlehem/Discography/Bethlehem/ musicmoz.org/Bands_and_Artists/B/Bethlehem/Discography/Bethlehem