Aaron Jeoffrey (also Aaron & Jeoffrey; usually stylized as Aaron♦Jeoffrey) was a

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duo, made up of father

Jeoffrey Benward Jeoffrey Benward (born January 10, 1952) is an American Contemporary Christian Music singer and songwriter. He has been involved in the Christian music business since the 1970s, but achieved attention when he formed a duo with his son, Aaron, cal ...

and his son

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, who recorded pop-style songs during the 1990s. They had four studio albums and one compilation album.

History

Jeoffrey Benward had already been involved in

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since the 1970s. In the early 1990s, Jeoffrey asked his teenage son what he wanted to do for a living, and Aaron replied that he wanted to follow his father's path in music. Father and son decided to begin recording together, and after being rejected by several labels that had concerns over the unusual pairing, signed with

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. Their self-titled debut album was released in 1995. ''Aaron♦Jeoffrey'', which featured guest vocals by

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, produced several singles, including the CCM hit "I Go to the Rock", and "He Is", which lyrically traces the metaphorical names for

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through all

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of the

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. The debut album was followed by ''After the Rain'' in 1996 and ''The Climb'' in 1997. During their career, Aaron♦Jeoffrey had fourteen Top 5 radio singles, nine of which made it to No. 1. Their albums have sold more than 100,000 copies. They were twice nominated for a

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in the "Song of the Year" category for their classic, "He Is."

Founding goal

Aaron stated, "One goal is to show a positive parent/child relationship, and hopefully be a role model for fathers and their sons or parents and their children. We have taken to heart the last prophetic word of the Old Testament, where it says i
Malachi 4:6
that 'The fathers' hearts would be turned to their children and the children's hearts to their fathers, lest I smite them with a curse.' Every social problem that we face today can be traced back to a

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life. We ant to addressthese problems not only through our songs but by simply being who we are."

Disbanding

In 2000, both father and son decided to follow their individual careers. They still sing together on occasion, and both live in

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Discography

Compilation

* 2006: ''Very Best of Aaron Jeoffrey'' (EMI)

Singles

*1995: "One Million Reasons" *1995: "I Go to the Rock" *1995: "Heavy on My Heart" *1995: "He Is" *1995: "Promise Me" *1996: "We All Need" *1996: "Wait for the Promise" *1997: "After the Rain" *1997: "Heal Me" *1997: "Beyond"

References

{{Authority control American Christian musical groups American musical duos Musical groups from Tennessee Promise Keepers