Daniel Amos (aka D. A., Dä) is an American

Christian rock Christian rock is a form of rock music that features lyrics focusing on matters of Christian faith, often with an emphasis on Jesus, typically performed by self-proclaimed Christian individuals. The extent to which their lyrics are explicitly Ch ...

band formed in 1974 by

Terry Scott Taylor Terry Scott Taylor (born May 24, 1950) is an American songwriter, record producer, writer and founding member of the bands Daniel Amos and The Swirling Eddies (credited as Camarillo Eddy). Taylor is also a member of the roots and alternative m ...

on guitars and vocals, Marty Dieckmeyer on bass guitar, Steve Baxter on guitars and

Jerry Chamberlain Jerry Chamberlain is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, and producer, best known for his work with the rock bands Daniel Amos and the Swirling Eddies (credited as "Spot"). In late 1974, Chamberlain was asked to join Jubal's Last Band, ...

on lead guitars. The band currently consists of Taylor, guitarist

Greg Flesch Greg Flesch (born 1960) is an American guitarist and musician, best known for his work with the rock bands Daniel Amos and The Swirling Eddies (credited as Gene Pool). Flesch joined D.A. in 1984, just in time for the '' Vox Humana'' tour. Besid ...

and drummer

Ed McTaggart Ed McTaggart (born July 10, 1951) is an American drummer and artist. He is best known as the drummer of the rock band Daniel Amos. McTaggart joined DA in 1976, after years of playing with Bill Sprouse Jr.'s band The Road Home. In the 1980s, McT ...

. Over the band's career, they have included keyboardist Mark Cook, drummer

Alex MacDougall Alex MacDougall is an American record producer, and percussionist. MacDougall is best known for being a member of the Christian rock band Daniel Amos in the late-1970s in addition to his production and recording session credits. He was also a memb ...

, bassist Tim Chandler and keyboardist Rob Watson with sounds that experimented with

country rock Country rock is a genre of music which fuses rock and country. It was developed by rock musicians who began to record country-flavored records in the late 1960s and early 1970s. These musicians recorded rock records using country themes, vocal s ...

rock Rock most often refers to: * Rock (geology), a naturally occurring solid aggregate of minerals or mineraloids * Rock music, a genre of popular music Rock or Rocks may also refer to: Places United Kingdom * Rock, Caerphilly, a location in Wales ...

, new wave and

alternative rock Alternative rock, or alt-rock, is a category of rock music that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1970s and became widely popular in the 1990s. "Alternative" refers to the genre's distinction from Popular culture, mainstre ...

Beginnings

The roots of Daniel Amos began to grow out of Jubal's Last Band, an acoustic quartet consisting of Taylor, Kenny Paxton, Chuck Starnes and Steve Baxter, who spent their time performing for Bible study groups and at coffee shops throughout Southern California. In 1974, JLB recorded a demo tape together and eventually lost Starnes and Paxton. Bassist Marty Dieckmeyer and guitarist Jerry Chamberlain were brought in to fill the empty spots. Sometime in the middle of 1975, Jubal's Last Band (minus Baxter) auditioned for Maranatha! Music and

Calvary Chapel Calvary Chapel is an association of evangelical churches, maintains a number of radio stations around the world and operates many local Calvary Chapel Bible College programs. Beginning in 1965 in Southern California, this fellowship of churc ...

in hopes of signing a recording and performance contract. Another band at the meeting, led by

Darrell Mansfield Darrell Mansfield is an American vocalist, harmonica player, songwriter, recording artist, and performer of various genres including gospel, contemporary Christian music, blues, blues rock, rock, country rock, and soul/R&B. He is considered a p ...

, had a similar name – Jubal. The two bands decided to change their names to avoid confusion. Mansfield renamed his band

Gentle Faith Gentle Faith was a Christian country rock band in the 1970s, during the Jesus music era. An early version of the group released a song on ''The Everlastin' Living Jesus Music Concert'' in 1971 and one self-titled album in 1976 on the Maranatha! la ...

(taken from the name of co-band member Henry Cutrona's earlier band), and Jubal's Last Band became Daniel Amos.

Maranatha! Records era

Daniel Amos succeeded in landing a recording and performance contract and quickly recorded their first song for the label in 1975, Taylor's "Ain't Gonna Fight It", released later that year on the label's compilation album ''Maranatha 5''. The band released their debut eponymous album in 1976 which was produced by

pedal steel guitar The pedal steel guitar is a Console steel guitar, console-type of steel guitar with pedals and knee levers that change the pitch of certain strings to enable playing more varied and complex music than any previous steel guitar design. Like all s ...

player and producer Al Perkins. Soon after the release of that album, DA enlisted Ed McTaggart as their full-time drummer. Previously, McTaggart had been the drummer for

Bill Sprouse Jr. Bill Sprouse Jr. (aka Willy Sprouse Jr., d. 5 September 1975) was a Christian evangelist, singer and songwriter, and the musical force behind two groups (both called The Road Home) in the early 1970s. Bill recorded several songs for Maranatha! Mu ...

's The Road Home. By 1977, the band had begun to shed their country sound with the album ''

Shotgun Angel ''Shotgun Angel'' is the second album by Christian rock band Daniel Amos, released in 1977. It was their final album for Maranatha! Music and their last album performed in their early country rock sound. Background The album is named after the ...

'', which took some fans by surprise. ''Shotgun Angel'' was half country and half rock-opera. Side two of the LP featured lush orchestrations and a string of rock songs linked together in a way reminiscent of

Queen Queen or QUEEN may refer to: Monarchy * Queen regnant, a female monarch of a Kingdom ** List of queens regnant * Queen consort, the wife of a reigning king * Queen dowager, the widow of a king * Queen mother, a queen dowager who is the mother ...

Pink Floyd Pink Floyd are an English rock band formed in London in 1965. Gaining an early following as one of the first British psychedelic music, psychedelic groups, they were distinguished by their extended compositions, sonic experimentation, philo ...

and '' Abbey Road''. ''Shotgun Angel'' also saw the departure of Steve Baxter and the addition of keyboardist Mark Cook. Cook had been the keyboardist for the band Spring Canyon, which had recorded an album for Warner Brothers a few years earlier with producer

Richard Podolor Richard Allen Podolor (January 7, 1936 – March 9, 2022) was an American musician, record producer and songwriter. His career started as a session musician in the 1950s, and he was best known as the producer of Three Dog Night. Life and career ...

that was never released, due to a change in management at Warner Brothers.

Switch to Solid Rock Records

By 1978, the band had recorded their first entirely rock effort, ''

Horrendous Disc ''Horrendous Disc'' is the third studio album by Christian rock band Daniel Amos. Originally recorded in 1978 for Maranatha! Music, it was not released until 1981 when it was issued by Larry Norman's Solid Rock Records, weeks before the release o ...

'', with help from newly added drummer/percussionist,

. MacDougall had been a member of another Maranatha! Music band, The Way. Although it was recorded for Maranatha! Music, the album was dropped because of a major change in the focus of the label. They stopped releasing albums by rock and roll acts and instead focuses on children's and praise music. The band shopped the new record around to several labels, ending up on

Larry Norman Larry David Norman (April 8, 1947 – February 24, 2008) was an American musician, singer, songwriter, record label owner, and record producer. He is considered to be one of the pioneers of Christian rock music and released more than 100 album ...

Solid Rock Records Solid Rock Records is a record label started by Larry Norman. It was established in 1975 to distribute his work after he had been released by Capitol Records. Solid Rock had a distribution deal with Word Records until 1980. The label's roster ...

. Solid Rock delayed the release for nearly three years and despite magazine article and radio specials promoting it, the album did not hit record store shelves until a week before the release of the band's newly recorded fourth album '' ¡Alarma!'' in 1981. The long delay led to the departure of MacDougall and Cook, and was the subject of a series of articles and letters to the editor in ''

CCM Magazine ''CCM Magazine'' is a twice-monthly online magazine focusing on contemporary Christian music, published by Salem Publishing, a division of Salem Communications. History ''CCM'' was first published in July 1978, as a printed magazine. It has bee ...

''. From the connection with Solid Rock, Daniel Amos began working with singer/songwriter

Randy Stonehill Randall Evan Stonehill (born March 12, 1952) is an American singer and songwriter from Stockton, California, best known as one of the pioneers of contemporary Christian music. His music is primarily folk rock in the style of James Taylor, but ...

. The band began touring heavily with Stonehill in the late 1970s. DA performed their own set and, after a Stonehill acoustic set, served as Stonehill's backing band for another set. That tour, known as the "Amos n' Randy Tour", became legendary for DA and Stonehill fans. Taylor produced four of Stonehill's albums (1981's ''

Between the Glory and the Flame ''Between the Glory and the Flame'' is an album by Randy Stonehill, released in 1981, on Myrrh Records. Track listing All songs written by Randy Stonehill, except "Givin' It Up For Love" and "Farther On" which were written by Randy Stonehill and ...

'', 1983's ''

Equator The equator is a circle of latitude, about in circumference, that divides Earth into the Northern and Southern hemispheres. It is an imaginary line located at 0 degrees latitude, halfway between the North and South poles. The term can als ...

'', 1992's ''

Wonderama ''Wonderama'' is a children's television program that originally appeared on the Metromedia-owned stations from 1955 to 1977. The show was revived from 1980 to 1987, and again in 2016. Hosts *Al Hodge (as Captain Video 1955–1956) *Jon Gnagy ...

'', and 1993's ''

Stories Story or stories may refer to: Common uses * Story, a narrative (an account of imaginary or real people and events) ** Short story, a piece of prose fiction that typically can be read in one sitting * Story (American English), or storey (British ...

''), using DA as backing musicians.

¡Alarma! Chronicles

'' ¡Alarma!'' was the first of a four-part series of albums entitled '' The ¡Alarma! Chronicles'', which also included the albums ''

Doppelgänger A doppelgänger (), a compound noun formed by combining the two nouns (double) and (walker or goer) (), doppelgaenger or doppelganger is a biologically unrelated look-alike, or a double, of a living person. In fiction and mythology, a doppelg ...

'', '' Vox Humana'', and '' Fearful Symmetry''. On the tours that followed each release beginning with ''Doppelgänger'', the band used a full multimedia event complete with video screens synchronized to the music. The stage setup also included mannequins, a 3D slide show and actors portraying game show announcers and models for the song "New Car!" More personnel changes occurred during this era as Tim Chandler replaced Dieckmeyer in September 1981. Chamberlain left in mid 1983. For a short time, guitarist Milo Carter toured with the band. For the first half of 1984, they toured without a second guitarist and made ''Vox Humana''.

joined as the lead guitar player in September 1984 for the subsequent tour. Keyboardist Rob Watson joined the band to play keyboards on tour in 1983 and for the next two albums. In 2000, the band released the four albums in a three-disc set packaged together with a booklet collectively titled, '' The ¡Alarma! Chronicles''. Additional material was provided by columnists John Thompson, Bruce Brown, Randy Layton, Brian Quincy Newcomb and others.

Swirling Eddies/Stunt Records

The band released '' Darn Floor-Big Bite'' in 1987. Although ''Darn Floor'' was an artistically ambitious and critically acclaimed effort, it sold poorly. In the late 1980s, many of the band members became

The Swirling Eddies The Swirling Eddies are an American rock band that began as an anonymous spinoff from the band Daniel Amos, along with new drummer David Raven. Career For each Swirling Eddies release, band members adopted pseudonyms for the liner notes; "Cama ...

for a string of releases through the early 1990s. In 1990, D.A. would form their own independent record label,

Stunt Records Stunt Records is an independent record label formed in 1990 by Daniel Amos, Terry Scott Taylor, and Tom Gulotta. This is different from the Stunt Records which is a jazz record label in Denmark. Discography # The Swirling Eddies – ''Swirling ...

, with help from friend Tom Gulotta. One of the first albums released by Stunt was the half comedy, half rarities and best of compilation from

Dr. Edward Daniel Taylor Terry Scott Taylor (born May 24, 1950) is an American songwriter, record producer, writer and founding member of the bands Daniel Amos and The Swirling Eddies (credited as Camarillo Eddy). Taylor is also a member of the roots and alternative ...

, ''The Miracle Faith Prickly Heat Telethon of Love''. Over the years that followed, Stunt became the primary source for new DA material, including the live albums, ''

Live Bootleg '82 ''Live Bootleg '82'' is the title of a live album by rock band Daniel Amos, released on Stunt Records in 1990. Recorded in St. Louis, Missouri by Bruce A. Brown in April, 1982, this album gave fans a glimpse into a typical D.A. concert in the e ...

'' and '' Preachers from Outer Space!''. Jason and Eric Townsend, producers of the DA Tribute CD ''

When Worlds Collide ''When Worlds Collide'' is a 1933 science fiction novel co-written by Edwin Balmer and Philip Wylie; they also co-authored the sequel ''After Worlds Collide'' (1934). It was first published as a six-part monthly serial (September 1932 through Fe ...

'', would join the Stunt Records organization in 2000 to help with promotion and production work. In addition to recording several albums as The Swirling Eddies, the members of DA returned in 1991 with '' Kalhöun''. 1993's ''

MotorCycle A motorcycle (motorbike, bike, or trike (if three-wheeled)) is a two or three-wheeled motor vehicle steered by a handlebar. Motorcycle design varies greatly to suit a range of different purposes: long-distance travel, commuting, cruising ...

'' followed, which also marked the return of Chamberlain, who would hang around long enough for two additional DA releases in the 1990s, ''

BibleLand ''Bibleland'' is the eleventh album by Christian alternative rock band Daniel Amos, released in 1994 by BAI Records. The album is unusual for its loud, distorted noise pop sound, atypical of the band's other recordings. The title song mocks chea ...

'' in 1994 and ''

Songs of the Heart ''Songs of the Heart'' is the twelfth studio album by Christian alternative rock band Daniel Amos, released on BAI Records in 1995. Concept The album's concept is a musical journey down legendary Route 66 with the fictional couple Bud & Irma Ak ...

'' in 1995. ''Songs of the Heart'' was a

concept album A concept album is an album whose tracks hold a larger purpose or meaning collectively than they do individually. This is typically achieved through a single central narrative or theme, which can be instrumental, compositional, or lyrical. Som ...

that followed the fictional couple, Bud & Irma Ackendorf, on a trip down the historic

U.S. Route 66 U.S. Route 66 or U.S. Highway 66 (US 66 or Route 66) was one of the original highways in the United States Numbered Highway System. It was established on November 11, 1926, with road signs erected the following year. The h ...

. The concept was explored in greater detail in the 2002 three-CD "book set" entitled ''When Everyone Wore Hats''. That collection not only included the entire 1995 album, but also the entire album reworked as an acoustic band, three new songs, an interview of Taylor by

Starflyer59 Starflyer 59 is an American alternative rock band from Riverside, California that was founded in 1993 by Jason Martin, brother of Ronnie Martin of Joy Electric. While Jason Martin has written nearly all of Starflyer 59's songs, the band has ...

's Jason Martin, photos, expanded liner notes and a newly written short story by Taylor. In 1994, DA joined artists like Randy Stonehill, The Choir, Bruce Cockburn, Victoria Williams,

Kate Taylor Kate Taylor (born August 15, 1949) is an American singer-songwriter, originally from Boston, Massachusetts. She is the younger (and only) sister of renowned singer-songwriter James Taylor, a six-time Grammy winner. Biography Taylor was born ...

, Debby Boone,

Chagall Guevara Chagall Guevara is an American rock band formed in 1989 by solo artist Steve Taylor, guitarists Dave Perkins and Lynn Nichols (from the 1970s Phil Keaggy band), bassist Wade Jaynes, and drummer Mike Mead. The band was named after Communist rev ...

, Carolyn Arends, and others to record songs for '' Orphans of God'', a double disc release that paid tributed to singer/songwriter Mark Heard, who died in 1992 following a performance at the Cornerstone Festival.

2000–present

In mid-1999, a number of artists joined to contribute to a tribute album entitled '' When Worlds Collide: A Tribute to Daniel Amos''. Artists lending their voices (and guitars) to the project included longtime band friends like

Jimmy Abegg Jimmy Abegg (born December 29, 1954), also known as Jimmy A, is an American musician who grew up in Alliance, Nebraska and is currently living in Nashville, Tennessee. In 1985, Abegg was a founding member of the progressive rock band Vector fro ...

Phil Madeira Philip Kamm Madeira (born 1952) is an American songwriter, producer, musician and singer. He was raised in Barrington, Rhode Island, and attended Taylor University, graduating in 1975. His songs have been recorded by The Civil Wars, Buddy Mill ...

, Starflyer 59, Brian Healy, and others. Also making a surprise appearance on the project was

, who had not worked with the band since the delays surrounding the ''Horrendous Disc'' album. The tribute album was released in time for Cornerstone 2000. In 2001, DA released what many critics called their best album to date, '' Mr Buechner's Dream'', named after author Frederick Buechner. The album also pays tribute to Walker Percy,

T. S. Eliot Thomas Stearns Eliot (26 September 18884 January 1965) was a poet, essayist, publisher, playwright, literary critic and editor.Bush, Ronald. "T. S. Eliot's Life and Career", in John A Garraty and Mark C. Carnes (eds), ''American National Biogr ...

G. K. Chesterton Gilbert Keith Chesterton (29 May 1874 – 14 June 1936) was an English writer, philosopher, Christian apologist, and literary and art critic. He has been referred to as the "prince of paradox". Of his writing style, ''Time'' observed: "Wh ...

, Flannery O'Connor,

Lewis Carroll Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (; 27 January 1832 – 14 January 1898), better known by his pen name Lewis Carroll, was an English author, poet and mathematician. His most notable works are ''Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'' (1865) and its sequel ...

Dorothy L. Sayers Dorothy Leigh Sayers (; 13 June 1893 – 17 December 1957) was an English crime writer and poet. She was also a student of classical and modern languages. She is best known for her mysteries, a series of novels and short stories set between th ...

, and other authors that have inspired DA's lyrics for years. The album was released on Stunt Records. The band had such a creative time in the studio that they ended up with more than 30 brand new songs to include on the new album. Stunt Records released a two-disc 30th anniversary deluxe edition of the band's first album, ''Daniel Amos'' in June 2006. It included an expanded booklet of never-before-seen photos, additional liner notes, and an entire extra disc of bonus material including early demos and live recordings from the pre-DA years. Five years later, Born Twice Records re-issued the disc alone for the 35th anniversary. This deluxe reissue was the first in a series of deluxe multi-disc reissues of the band's catalog. In 2010 the band's official website announced plans to release a new Daniel Amos studio album in 2011. The band will also be performing some concerts in 2011, including an appearance at Cornerstone Festival. The band's website also announced that Deluxe Editions of their debut album, ''Shotgun Angel'' and ''Mr. Buechner's Dream'' would be released in June in time for the band's tour. The Deluxe Edition of ''Shotgun Angel'' premiered at the band's first 2011 show in Nashville, TN. The Deluxe ''Mr Buechner's Dream'' premiered at the band's show of June 18, 2011 in Wilmington, OH. In late 2012, Daniel Amos launched a

Kickstarter Kickstarter is an American public benefit corporation based in Brooklyn, New York, that maintains a global crowdfunding platform focused on creativity. The company's stated mission is to "help bring creative projects to life". As of July 2021, ...

campaign to fund the production of a new album. Titled '' Dig Here Said the Angel'', it featured the lineup of Taylor, Flesch, Chandler and McTaggart with appearances from earlier band members Jerry Chamberlain and Rob Watson. Recording sessions began in Nashville, TN. in February, 2013, at Brown Owl Studios and was released in July 2013. At the same time a remastered two-CD deluxe edition of the band's '' ¡Alarma!'' album was released. Stunt Records followed that reissue with a deluxe edition of ''

'' in 2014, a deluxe edition of '' Vox Humana'' in 2016, and with the help of another Kickstarter campaign, a deluxe ''

'' box set was released on CD and vinyl in 2018. Tim Chandler, who had been the band's bass guitarist since 1982, died on October 8, 2018. Founding member Steve Baxter died on September 9, 2020.

Discography

Albums

* ''

Daniel Amos Daniel Amos (aka D. A., Dä) is an American Christian rock band formed in 1974 by Terry Scott Taylor on guitars and vocals, Marty Dieckmeyer on bass guitar, Steve Baxter (musician), Steve Baxter on guitars and Jerry Chamberlain on lead guitars. ...

'', 1976 debut album * ''

'', 1977 album * ''

'', 1981 album * '' ¡Alarma!'', 1981 album * ''

'', 1983 album * '' Vox Humana'', 1984 album * '' Fearful Symmetry'', 1986 album * '' Darn Floor-Big Bite'', 1987 album * '' Kalhöun'', 1991 album * ''

'', 1993 album * ''

Bibleland ''Bibleland'' is the eleventh album by Christian alternative rock band Daniel Amos, released in 1994 by BAI Records. The album is unusual for its loud, distorted noise pop sound, atypical of the band's other recordings. The title song mocks chea ...

'', 1994 album * ''

'', 1995 album * '' Mr. Buechner's Dream'', 2001 double CD. CD 1 entitled: Mr. Buechner's Dream, CD 2 entitled: And So It Goes. * '' Dig Here said the Angel'', 2013 album

Live albums

* ''

'', 1990 * '' Preachers From Outer Space!'', 1994 ''An historic night, recorded live at the Anaheim Convention Center, Easter Weekend 1978'' * ''Live at Cornerstone 2000'', 2000

Special releases

* '' The Revelation'', 1986, re-issued 2000 * '' The ¡Alarma! Chronicles'', 2000 * ''

When Everyone Wore Hats ''When Everyone Wore Hats'' is a book set from rock band Daniel Amos, released in 2001 on Stunt Records. The collection included a softcover book with a new story written by frontman Terry Taylor, and three CDs of music. One CD featured the or ...

Book Set'', 2001, containing Songs of the Heart, Songs of the Heart Acoustic version, The Story of Bud & Irma * '' Daniel Amos (30th Anniversary Deluxe Reissue)'', 2006 * '' Darn Floor – Big Bite (20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)'', 2008 * '' Daniel Amos (35th Anniversary Deluxe Reissue)'', 2011 * '' Shotgun Angel (2 CD Deluxe Collectors Edition)'', 2011 * '' Mr Buechner's Dream (Deluxe Collectors Edition)'', 2011 * '' ¡Alarma! 2-Disc collector's edition'', 2013 containing ''¡Alarma!'' and a 21-track bonus disc * ''Horrendous Disc Deluxe Box Set'', 2018 containing ''

'' and four bonus discs

Compilation albums

– ''The Miracle Faith Prickly Heat Telethon of Love'', 1990 * Maranatha – ''Long Play Country Gospel'', as Daniel Amos AND Cowboy Billy McBride 1991 * '' Orphans of God'', tribute to Mark Heard, 1996 * '' Our Personal Favorite World Famous Hits'', 1998 * ''

Surfonic Water Revival ''Surfonic Water Revival'' is a various artists compilation album which was recorded and released in 1998 by KMG Records. The album pays tribute to the pioneers of Surf music like Brian Wilson, Jan and Dean, the Belairs, the Hondells, the Surfar ...

'', 1999 *

's ''Swine Before Pearl, volume 1'', 2011, includes previously unreleased demos *

's ''Swine Before Pearl, volume 2'', 2011, includes previously unreleased songs, demos, remixes and live tracks

Videos

* ''Daniel Amos Live in Anaheim 1985'', 2003 DVD * ''

The Making of Mr. Buechner's Dream ''The Making of Mr. Buechner's Dream'' is a DVD released in 2005 by the American rock band Daniel Amos on Stunt Records. The 90 minute film was edited together from over nine hours of randomly filmed home movies and footage made while the band w ...

'', 2005 DVD * ''

Instruction Through Film Daniel Amos (aka D. A., Dä) is an American Christian rock band formed in 1974 by Terry Scott Taylor on guitars and vocals, Marty Dieckmeyer on bass guitar, Steve Baxter on guitars and Jerry Chamberlain on lead guitars. The band currently cons ...

'', May 2007, DVD

Personnel

Current members * Terry Taylor — guitars, harmonica, lead vocals (1975–present) *

- drums, background vocals (1976–present) *

– guitars, accordion, keyboards, pan flute, violin, mandolin (1984–present) Former members *

— lead guitars, lead and background vocals (1975–1983, 1993–1995, guest 2013) * Marty Dieckmeyer — bass guitar, keyboards (1975–1982) * Steve Baxter — acoustic guitar, harmonica, lead and background vocals (1975–1976) * Mark Cook - keyboards, lead and background vocals (1975–1980) *

- drums, percussion (1978–1980) * Tim Chandler – bass guitar, guitars, background vocals (1982–2018) * Rob Watson – keyboards (1983–1986, guest 2013)

References

External links

*
Trouser Press entry
{{DEFAULTSORT:Daniel Amos Arena Rock Recording Company artists Christian rock groups from California Musical groups established in 1974 Stunt Records artists