Author: Steven
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Trust
Today’s featured song: Trust In The Lord, by Dion Dimucci, from the 1983 album, I Put Away My Idols. The 4th track on Tape JM-31 follows up immediately with the previous Dion song with another, also from the same album (I guess I liked Dion’s songs!) Like the previous song, Dion has taken scripture and put…
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KYMS Déjà vu!
(Our tour of old cassette recordings is interrupted by this special message) Several months ago, I was contacted by a gentleman named Vince Daniels, asking if I had any more KYMS jingles, etc, on my collection of JM tapes. I shared what I had with him, and he said he was working on a special…
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My Servant
Today’s featured song: Here Is My Servant, by Dion Dimucci, from the 1983 album, I Put Away My Idols. The second and third tracks on Tape JM-31 from 1984 demonstrate CCM radio in its early mature years, with jingles that do not simply identify the station, but also incorporate info about some of the artists. And, in…
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Crucified
Today’s featured song: Love Crucified Arose, by Michael Card, from the 1983 album, Legacy. The first song on Tape JM-31 is another of Michael Card’s wonderful songs about Jesus’ life, death, and resurrection. What I have always liked about his music is his poetic style, getting a lot of meaning into a few words, and this song is…