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Eddie DeGarmo

Eddie DeGarmo (born October 3, 1954) is an American contemporary Christian music recording artist, keyboardist, producer and singer.[1][2][3][4] He became best friends with guitarist/lead vocalist Dana Key in first grade, and co-founded the Christian rock group DeGarmo and Key with him in 1978. DeGarmo played keyboards and provided vocals for the band.

DeGarmo was one of the founders of Christian music label ForeFront Records. After almost twenty years performing with DeGarmo and Key, DeGarmo influenced other areas of the Christian music industry as an executive at ForeFront Records. DeGarmo, like Key, hails from Memphis, Tennessee. He is the uncle of singer and Broadway actress Diana DeGarmo.[citation needed]

Discography

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This Time Thru

  • Released: 1978
  • Format: LP
  • Label: Lamb & Lion Records
  • Producer: Joseph Hardy, Dana Key, and Eddie DeGarmo
  • Tracks: "Emmanuel", "Addey", "Only the Meek Survive", "Too Far Too Long", "Alleyways of Strife", "Sleeper", "Wayfaring Stranger", "In the Days of Thy Youth", "Chase the Wind", "This Time Thru"

Straight On

  • Released: 1979
  • Format: LP
  • Label: Lamb & Lion Records
  • Producer: Joseph Hardy, Dana Key, and Eddie DeGarmo
  • Tracks: "Jericho", "Livin' on the Edge of Dyin'", "Go Tell Them", "Bad Livin'", "Enchiridion", "Long Distance Runner", "Let Him Help You Today", "I Never Knew You", "Mary"

This Ain't Hollywood

  • Released: 1980
  • Format: LP
  • Label: Lamb & Lion Records
  • Producer: Ron Capone
  • Tracks: "Stella, This Ain't Hollywood", "When He Comes Back", "You Gave Me All", "Never Be the Same", "All Night", "Love is All You Need", "Nobody Loves Me", "Light of the World", "Over and Over", "One Step Closer"

No Turning Back: Live

  • Released: 1982
  • Format: Double LP
  • Label: Lamb & Lion Records
  • Tracks: "Light of the World", "Go Tell Them", "Stella, This Ain't Hollywood", "When He Comes Back", "Jericho", "Alleyways of Strife", "Mary", "Wayfaring Stranger", "Bass Solo", "Enchiridion", "Long Distance Runner", "Matter of Time", "Emmanuel", "Oklahoma Blues", "Preacher (I'll Need a Friend)", "Over and Over", "Let Him Help You Today", "Love One Another", "I Have Decided"

Mission of Mercy

  • Released: 1983
  • Format: LP
  • Label: Power Discs
  • Producer: Eddie DeGarmo and Dana Key
  • Tracks: "Ready or Not", "Special Kind of Love", "When It's Over", "All the Losers Win", "The Gift", "Fill Me Lord", "Let the Whole World SIng", "In His Love", "Everlasting Love", "You Can't Run from Thunder", "That's the Way God Planned It"

Communication

  • Released: 1984
  • Format: LP
  • Label: Power Discs
  • Producer: Eddie DeGarmo and Dana Key
  • Tracks: "Are You Ready", "Rejoice", "It's a Shame", "Alleluia, Christ is Coming", "Everyday a Celebration", "Blessed Messiah", "Perfect Reflection", "He Has Risen", "Six, Six, Six", "Man of His Word", "Dear Friend

Commander Sozo and the Charge of the Light Brigade

  • Released: 1985
  • Format: LP
  • Label: Power Discs
  • Producer: Eddie DeGarmo and Dana Key
  • Tracks: "Activate", "Competition", "Temporary Things", "Apathy Alert", "Charge of the Light Brigade", "Destined to Win", "No More Goodbye", "Jesus is Coming", "Rise Up", "Casual Christian"

Streetlight

  • Released: 1986
  • Format: CD
  • Label: Power Discs
  • Producer: DeGarmo & Key and John Hampton
  • Tracks: "Every Moment", "War Zone", "Addey", "Soldier of Fortune", "Don't Stop the Music", "Don't Throw Your Love Away", "Video Action", "She Believes", "Holy Hustle", "Up on a Cross", "Inside Out"

Streetrock (a collection of previously released songs from the Lamb & Lion label albums)

  • Released: 1987
  • Format: CD
  • Label: Power Discs
  • Tracks: "Emmanuel", "Stella, This Ain't Hollywood", "When He Comes Back", "Wayfaring Stranger", "Go Tell Them", "Never Be the Same", "Livin' on the Edge of Dying", "Jericho", "All Night", "One Step Closer"

D&K

  • Released: 1987
  • Format: CD
  • Label: Power Discs
  • Producer: DeGarmo & Key and John Hampton
  • Tracks: "Out of the Danger Zone", "Under the Sun", "Rock Solid", "Teenage Suicide", "Strength of Love", "Brother Against Brother (It's Not Right)", "War with the World", "Stand", "Radical", "When the Son Begins to Reign"

Rock Solid: Absolutely Live

  • Released: 1988
  • Format: CD
  • Label: Power Discs/ForeFront Records
  • Producer: DeGarmo & Key
  • Tracks: "Casual Christian (Chorus)", "Rock Solid", "Ready or Not", "Soldier of Fortune", "Six, Six, Six", "Don't Stop the Music", "Holy Hustle", "When the Son Begins to Reign", "Are You Ready", "Addey", "Let the Whole World Sing", "Alleluia, Christ is Coming", "Destined to Win", "Rock Solid (Reprise)"

Feels Good to Be Forgiven (Eddie DeGarmo solo album)

  • Released: 1988
  • Format: CD
  • Label: ForeFront Records
  • Producer: Ron W. Griffin
  • Tracks: "Heaven's 9*1*1", "Stayin' on the High Road", "Feels Good to be Forgiven", "Pickin' Up the Pieces", "Turn on Heaven's Power", "Goodbye Mr. Heartache", "Thank You", "I Believe", "Faith Like a Rock", "I Ain't Gonna Lose", "I Wanna Praise You", "Yes Indeed"

The Pledge

  • Released: 1989
  • Format: CD
  • Label: Benson Records
  • Producer: Ron W. Griffin
  • Tracks: "Boycott Hell", "Aliens and Strangers", "I'm Accepted", "Hand in Hand", "The Pledge", "Life in the New Age", "Let's Get Upset", "Who Will", "Right on Track", "If God is for Us (Who Can Be Against Us)"

Phase II (Eddie DeGarmo solo album)

  • Released: 1990
  • Format: CD
  • Label: Power Discs
  • Tracks: "Fragile Heart", "Can't Stand Still", "My Way Home", "Phase II", "There's Something About That Name", "Prayed for a Woman Like You", "Make it Count", "Profession of Faith", "Shoreline", "Forgive Me for Doubting You", "Beyond the Tears"

Go to the Top

  • Released: 1991
  • Format: CD
  • Label: Benson Records
  • Producer: Ron W. Griffin
  • Tracks: "I Believe", "Go to the Top", "At the Top (reprise)", "Against the Night", "Ultimate Ruler", "Soul Mender", "Family Reunion", "Still at Work", "Stand, Fight, Win", "Victory (March on Prelude)", "March on", "The Rest of My Life"

Destined to Win: The Classic Rock Collection

  • Released: 1992
  • Format: CD
  • Label: ForeFront Records
  • Tracks: "Color Me Gone", "Boycott Hell", "Rock Solid", "Every Moment", "Addey", "I'm Accepted", "Six, Six, Six", "I'll Come Out Fighting for You", "Destined to Win", "Ready or Not", "Long Distance Runner", "Hand in Hand", "Casual Christian", "Let the Whole World Sing"

Heat it Up

  • Released: 1993
  • Format: CD
  • Label: Benson Records
  • Producer: John Hampton, Eddie DeGarmo, and Dana Key
  • Tracks: "Voices", "God Good/Devil Bad", "Selective Amnesia", "Never Look Back", "Heat. It. Up.", "It's My Business", "Dare 2B Different", "Talk to Me", "Armed and Dangerous", "I Use the J Word", "Soldiers of the Cross", "Divine Embrace", "Fight Back"

To Extremes

  • Released: 1994
  • Format: CD
  • Label: Benson Records
  • Producer: John Hampton, Eddie DeGarmo, and Dana Key
  • Tracks: "Stressed", "People Got to Be Free", "Hangin' By a Scarlet Thread", "Rebel for God", "Judgment Day", "Hyper-Faith", "To Extremes", "Carry the Cross", "Dangerous Place", "Reclaim America"

Greatest Hits Volume 1

  • Released: 1994
  • Format: CD
  • Label: ForeFront Records
  • Tracks: "Every Moment", "Out of the Danger Zone", "Boycott Hell", "All the Losers Win", "Jericho", "Are You Ready", "Destined to Win", "Acoustic Medley: Long Distance Runner/Rock Solid/Six, Six, Six", "Ultimate Ruler", "Let's Get Upset", "Competition", "I Believe", "Emmanuel", "Mary", "If God is for Us (Who Can Be Against Us)"

History Makers

  • Released: 2003
  • Format: CD
  • Label: Sparrow Records
  • Tracks: "Addey", "Wayfaring Stranger", "Emmanuel", "Too Far, Too Long", "Jericho", "Long Distance Runner", "All the Losers Win", "Let the Whole World Sing", "Six, Six, Six", "Destined to Win", "Every Moment", "I'm Accepted", "Hand in Hand", "Boycott Hell", "Rebel for God"

The Very Best of DeGarmo & Key

  • Released: 2006
  • Format: CD
  • Label: ForeFront Records
  • Tracks: "Out of the Danger Zone", "Every Moment", "I'm Accepted", "Six, Six, Six", "Long Distance Runner", "Casual Christian", "Destined to Win", "Competition", "All the Losers Win", "Boycott Hell", "If God is For Us (Who Can Be Against Us)", "Rock Solid"

References

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  1. ^ Carter, Gordon (July 29, 2024). "Rock & Review - Eddie DeGarmo". WZTV. Retrieved November 2, 2024.
  2. ^ Nicholson, Jessica (March 11, 2022). "for King & Country Talk Making an Album to Comfort Listeners Through 'Dark, Dark Days'". Billboard. Retrieved November 2, 2024.
  3. ^ Sanneh, Kelefa (September 17, 2018). "The Unlikely Endurance of Christian Rock". The New Yorker. ISSN 0028-792X. Retrieved November 2, 2024.
  4. ^ "Eddie DeGarmo | Artist | GRAMMY.com". grammy.com. Retrieved November 2, 2024.
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