Bio:
I was born in Stockton, California, in 1952, and I fell in love with music around the early age of two. My mom said that she used to watch me in my diapers, kicking my foot to the beat of the music, on "American Bandstand," on television, or whatever music was on. Whatever television program would be on, she'd watch me, and she'd say that's interesting he kicks his foot right on the beat. I started singing in the backyard for my neighbors, when I was four years old. I grew up listening to my folk's records. People like Harry Belafonte, the "Weavers," Burl Ives, and stuff like that. They influenced my direction, and style. I started dreaming about having my own folk group, even when I was in grade school. I came up with flashy band titles, like the "Barnyard Five," and things like that. I started begging my Dad for a guitar, I guess when I was six years old, and he finally gave in, and got me my first guitar, at the age of ten. Then I started taking classical guitar lessons, at the age of ten, which I didn't really like, but it helped me with my dexterity, and my sense of how the neck of the guitar works. If I did well in my lessons, my teacher would carve out the last five minutes, of our half an hour together, and I would just start playing, or he'd have me play some simple kind of folkie chord progression, and he would play a little acoustic solo around it. That is around my rhythm playing, and I was just in heaven. I thought to myself, this is what I want to do for the rest of my life. I quit guitar lessons, and got into my first garage band at the age of fourteen. I met LarryNorman (who was also a San Jose boy) when I started dating his sister, after meeting her at a high school "Hootenanny." We used to have folk concerts called "Hootenannies" back in the sixties. So she introduced me to Larry, who invited me to Los Angeles, when I graduated from High School. He thought that I was very talented, and would show me the ropes, of the music business. I knew that he was a Christian, but I really didn't know what that meant. I wasn't particularly interested, but I found out later that he started praying for me, after the first time that we met. He felt like God was saying that we would work together some day. I became a Christian in his kitchen, the day I arrived in Los Angeles, in June 1970.
click for Randy's Bio on Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Discography:
Born Twice, 1971 debut album
Get Me Out of Hollywood, 1973 album
Welcome to Paradise, 1976 album produced by Larry Norman
The Sky is Falling (1978-1979 ) Last Album recorded on Solid Rock , Produced by Larry Norman
Between the Glory and the Flame, 1981 album produced by Terry Scott Taylor
Equator, 1982 album produced by Terry Scott Taylor
Celebrate This Heartbeat, 1984 album, Produced by Barry Miller Kaye
Love Beyond Reason, 1985 album, Produced by Barry Miller Kaye
Wild Frontier, 1986 album, Produced by Dave Perkins
Can't Buy A Miracle, 1988 album, Produced by Dave Perkins
Return To Paradise, 1989 album produced by Mark Heard
Until We Have Wings, 1990 live album produced by Mark Heard
Wonderama, 1991 album produced by Terry Scott Taylor
Stories, 1993 "best of" album produced by Terry Scott Taylor
Strong Hand of Love, tribute to Mark Heard, 1994
Lazarus Heart, 1995 album
Our Recollections, 1996 "best of" album
Orphans of God, tribute to Mark Heard, 1996
Thirst, 1999 album, produced by Rick Elias
A Tribute to Daniel Amos: When Worlds Collide, 1999, Daniel Amos tribute album
Uncle Stonehill's Hat Uncle Stonehill, 2001 children's album produced by Terry Scott Taylor
Edge Of The World, 2002, featuring guest apperarances by Larry Norman, Phil Keaggy, Annie Herring, Barry McGuire, Noel Paul Stookey, Love Song, Phil Madeira, Mike Roe (The 77s, Lost Dogs), Russ Taff (The Imperials), and Sara Groves.
Together Live, live album recorded with Phil Keaggy, 2006
Videography:
Beware! The Blob (also known as Son of Blob). Motion Picture.
One Night In 20 Years, anniversary live concert, VHS, 1990
Together Live in concert with Phil Keaggy, DVD, 2006
