Artist:Dallas Holm
Song:Here We Are
Album:The Early Works
Dallas Holm is a pioneer of what is now called Contemporary Christian Music (CCM). When Holm started out it was called Jesus Music. His success was mostly in the early days of CCM. He was born Nov. 5, 1948 in St. Paul Park, MN. He was inspired by Elvis Presley and The Byrds to get into music. He had a band in high school. He was 16 years old when his pastor convinced him to give his life to Jesus. He started writing songs and performing anywhere, even on the street. He was in a band called The Tri-Tones and they released an album in the late 60s. While working as a youth pastor in Dallas, he met evangelist David Wilkerson and joined his crusade. Wilkerson is the author of The Cross and the Switchblade. As part of the crusade, Holm started releasing albums on Zondervan and then Benson's Impact label. Benson was an early adopter of CCM. Holm formed the band Dallas Holm & Praise and released several albums on Benson's Greentree label. Their first album was Live in 1977 which featured Holm's best known song Rise Again. Here We Are is from the 1978 album Tell 'Em Again. The band was Tim and LaDonna Johnson on keyboards and Randy Adams on bass. Holm's music did very well in Christian bookstores. Holm's music is best described as soft rock. This comp is available as a digital download. Holm continued to record for Benson until the company was sold in the 90s. Holm last released an album in 2011 but he still performs. Here's Dallas Holm performing Here We Are on TBN 1985.
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