Dogs of Peace are an American

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band from

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, and they started making music together in 1995. They have released two

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s, ''Speak'' (1996) and ''

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'' (2016).

Background

The band are session musicians from

, where they formed in 1995 with vocalist and guitarist, Gordon Kennedy of

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, vocalist and bassist, Jimmie Lee Sloas of The Imperials, background vocalist and keyboardist, Blair Masters, drummer and percussionist, John Hammond, and

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and

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, Jeff Balding.

Music history

Their first

, ''Speak'', was released on February 22, 1996, by Sparrow Records. The second studio album, ''

'', was released by Suite 28 Records, on April 22, 2016. Kennedy talked to New Release Today about the song "He's the Light of the World".

Members

* Gordon Kennedy – vocals, guitar * Jimmie Lee Sloas – vocals, bass * Blair Masters – keys, background vocals * John Hammond – drums, percussion * Jeff Balding –

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Discography

Studio albums * ''Speak'' (February 22, 1996,

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) * ''

'' (April 22, 2016, Suite 28)

References

External links

*
CMnexus profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Dogs of Peace Christian rock groups from Tennessee Musical groups established in 1995 Musical groups from Nashville, Tennessee 1995 establishments in Tennessee Sparrow Records artists