David R Banta - Singer/Songwriter

About Me

Live influences I have seen in my lifetime: MC5, Sly and the Family Stone, the Who, Stephen Stills, Janis Joplin, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Dave Brubeck, B.B. King, Paul Butterfield, Bruce Hornsby, Arthur Brown, Richie Havens, Carlos Santana, Grateful Dead, Mark Farner, Joe Cocker, Humble Pie, The Byrds, The Moody Blues, The Buckinghams, Friend and Lover, Guess Who, Alice Cooper, SRC, The Frost, Iggy Pop & The Stooges, Luther Allison, Brewer & Shipley, Peter Frampton, James Taylor, Paul McCartney, Rodney Crowell, Leon Russell, Mountain, John Hartford, Rich Mullins, Jimmy Abegg, Buddy Miles, Steve Miller, Fleetwood Mac, Frank Zappa, Rick Nelson and the Stone Canyon Band, Seals and Crofts, Mylon and Broken Heart, DeGarmo and Key, Whiteheart, Rick Danko, Chris Smither, Loggins & Messina, Spooky Tooth, Gordon Lightfoot, Bob Dylan, Willie Nelson, Yes....That's a rich musical heritage, man!

My Interests

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Member Since: 6/3/2006
Band Members: THE RECENT DEATH OF MY EX-WIFE, THE MOTHER OF MY ONLY CHILD CAUSES ME TO TURN MORE FULLY TO JESUS AND TO WHAT IS IMPORTANT IN LIFE. IF YOU HAVE NOT BELIEVED IN JESUS, AND REPENTED FULLY, PLEASE DO. HE IS IT. THE LIGHT AND THE LIFE. WRITTEN BY AN UNKNOWN PRAISE SONG AUTHOR:"ALL WHO ARE THIRSTY, ALL WHO ARE WEAK, COME TO THE FOUNTAIN, DIP YOUR HEART IN THE STREAM OF LIFE. LET THE PAIN AND THE SORROW BE WASHED IN THE WAVES OF HIS MERCY, AS DEEP CRIES TO DEEP."PEACE OF CHRIST TO YA, DAVID R BANTA
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Record Label: Unsigned
Type of Label: None

My Blog

DEBORAH’S DEATH

4/2/08 Last weekend, my ex-wife, passed away. I was in the ICU with my daughter, her husband and friends when she flat-lined. It was quite a blow. I loved her as a friend, and as the mother of my only...
Posted by David R Banta - Singer/Songwriter on Wed, 02 Apr 2008 05:35:00 PST

PUNK ANGEL

PUNK ANGEL As I headed cross country on a lonely rural road in my big truck, I began my morning prayer. I was concerned about getting to a small group leadership meeting on time. I was on my way...
Posted by David R Banta - Singer/Songwriter on Sun, 15 Apr 2007 02:09:00 PST

THE LORD'S STRANGE WAYS

This week ending with a "bang". I was traveling in my big truck through Peshtigo, Wisconsin. I was 6 miles from my terminal where I planned to meet up with my wife, Rhoda to spend the week...
Posted by David R Banta - Singer/Songwriter on Sat, 24 Mar 2007 08:14:00 PST

ABOUT COMMENTS ON MY SITE

Please don't be offended if I delete your comment from my site. I appreciate all of the comments given. But from time to time I edit the number of comments, and will edit out comments that...
Posted by David R Banta - Singer/Songwriter on Fri, 17 Nov 2006 07:46:00 PST

WHY THIS SITE EXISTS

My favorite singer/songwriter, Rich Mullins was referred to as "an arrow pointing to heaven". Rich gave an uninhibited view of Jesus from his loving viewpoint combined with that of the Scripture...
Posted by David R Banta - Singer/Songwriter on Mon, 23 Oct 2006 08:03:00 PST

UNCONDITIONAL LOVE

She was an American blue creme. When my wife and I found Alice, she chose us. She stood on unusually short legs...just a tiny thing. She looked up at us from her cage at the shelter ...
Posted by David R Banta - Singer/Songwriter on Tue, 26 Sep 2006 08:03:00 PST

IT'S A WAR!

I am writing this to Christians who find themselves in a place where they do not "feel" the presence of Jesus Christ at all in their lives, for the moment. (I say "for the moment" because time i...
Posted by David R Banta - Singer/Songwriter on Sat, 01 Jul 2006 07:02:00 PST

RETURN TO THE GARDEN...RETURN TO JESUS

Return to Jesus What was it that drew me to Jesus in the first place? I had no one else to turn to. I had done everything an individual can do to improve his life. My life had been ...
Posted by David R Banta - Singer/Songwriter on Sun, 18 Jun 2006 02:41:00 PST