John Mark Heard

John Mark Heard (December 16, 1951 - August 16, 1992) was a record producer, folk-rock singer, and songwriter originally from Macon, Georgia. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... is the 350th day of the year (351st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 228th day of the year (229th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... Bob Dylans folk-rock album, Blonde on Blonde Folk-rock is a musical genre, combining elements of folk music and rock music. ... A singer is a musician who uses their voice to produce music. ... A songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics to songs, the musical composition or melody to songs, or both. ... Macon is a city located in central Georgia, USA. It is among the largest metropolitan areas in Georgia, and the county seat of Bibb County, It lies near the geographic center of Georgia, approximately 75 miles (129 km) south of Atlanta, hence the citys nickname as the Heart of...

Mark Heard released 16 records in his lifetime, and produced and performed with many other artists as well, such as Sam Phillips (aka Leslie Phillips), Pierce Pettis, Phil Keaggy, Vigilantes of Love, Peter Buck of R.E.M. (who co-produced VOL's album Killing Floor with Heard), John Austin, The Choir, Randy Stonehill and Michael Been of The Call. Heard produced part of Olivia Newton-John's The Rumor, which also included a cover of Heard's own "Big and Strong". Leslie Ann Phillips, aka Sam Phillips, (born January 28, 1962) is an American singer and a songwriter. ... Pierce Pettis is an American singer/songwriter from Alabama. ... Phil Keaggy (born March 23, 1951 in Youngstown, Ohio[1]) is a guitarist and vocalist. ... Vigilantes of Love was a rock band fronted by Bill Mallonee with a large number of secondary players drawn from the lush musician pool in and around Athens, Georgia. ... Peter Lawrence Buck (born 6 December 1956 in Berkeley, California) is the guitarist and co-founder, along with Bill Berry, Mike Mills, and Michael Stipe of the alternative rock band R.E.M. // After spending time in Los Angeles and San Francisco, the Buck family moved to Atlanta, Georgia. ... This article is about the band. ... John Austin is an American songwriter and singer. ... The Choir are an atmospheric alternative Christian Rock band. ... Randy Stonehill (born March 12, 1952) is an American singer/songwriter from Stockton, California, best known as one of the so-called fathers of contemporary Christian music. ... The Call is a San Francisco Bay Area-based rock band originally formed in Santa Cruz in 1980 by vocalist/guitarist Michael Been, Scott Musick, and Tom Ferrier. ... Olivia Newton-John AO OBE (born 26 September 1947) is a Grammy Award-winning and Golden Globe-nominated English-born Australian pop singer, songwriter and actress. ...

History

After graduating from the University of Georgia in 1974 with an ABJ (bachelor of arts in journalism) degree in television, Heard travelled to Switzerland to study at L'Abri under the influential evangelical Christian philosopher Francis Schaeffer. Singers Larry Norman and Randy Stonehill literally stumbled onto Mark one day playing his guitar. Norman was so impressed by Heard's abilities that he soon signed him to his record label, Solid Rock Records. Heard and his wife Janet moved to Glendale, California in 1977 to begin work on his Appalachian Melody album for the label, but would also maintain a close relationship with the people at the L'Abri for years. Heard would also record and release Fingerprint on a Swiss label in 1980. LAbri (from the French word meaning shelter) is an evangelical Christian organization founded by Francis Schaeffer and his wife Edith in Huemoz, Switzerland on June 5, 1955. ... Francis A. Schaeffer (30 January 1912 – 15 May 1984), an American Evangelical theologian, philosopher, and Presbyterian pastor, is most famous for his writings and his establishment of the LAbri community in Switzerland. ... Larry David Norman (born April 8, 1947 in Corpus Christi, Texas) is an American singer-songwriter considered the forefather of Contemporary Christian Music, an attribution which he denies. ... Randy Stonehill (born March 12, 1952) is an American singer/songwriter from Stockton, California, best known as one of the so-called fathers of contemporary Christian music. ... Solid Rock Records is the record label of Larry Norman. ... Nickname: Location of Glendale within Los Angeles County and the State of California. ... Also: 1977 (album) by Ash. ... Appalachian Melody is the title of an album by Mark Heard, released in 1979 on Solid Rock Records. ... Fingerprint is the title of an album by Mark Heard, released in Europe, in 1980 on Palmfrond Communications. ...

In 1981, Heard began a recording contract with Chris Christian's Home Sweet Home Records. Heard released five albums for the label; 1981's Stop the Dominoes, 1982's Victims of the Age; 1983's Eye of the Storm; 1984's Ashes and Light; and 1985's Mosaics. Year 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Gregorian calendar). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Home Sweet Home Records is a record label, based in Dallas, Texas. ... Stop The Dominoes is the title of an album by Mark Heard, released in 1981 on Home Sweet Home Records. ... Year 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar). ... Victims of the Age is the title of an album by Mark Heard, released in 1982 on Home Sweet Home Records. ... Year 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar). ... Eye Of The Storm is the title of an album by Mark Heard, released in 1983 on Home Sweet Home Records. ... Year 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar). ... Ashes and Light is the title of an album by Mark Heard, released in 1984 on Home Sweet Home Records. ... Year 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar). ... Mosaics is the title of an album by Mark Heard, released in 1985 on Home Sweet Home Records. ...

In 1984, Heard began recording in his home studio, which he dubbed "Fingerprint Recorders," after the title of one of his earlier records. From that point on, his albums were largely made at home, with just a handful of friends and relatives lending a hand. In 1986, Heard decided to try something a little different and recorded the experimental Pop/Rock album for What? Records entitled Tribal Opera, under the name iDEoLA. When asked about the unusual name, Heard replied "It's not supposed to be mysterious or anything; I just put a band together and right now I happen to be the only one in it." Heard also directed a music video for the single of that album, "Is It Any Wonder." Year 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar). ... Fingerprint Recorderss was a recording studio owned by Mark Heard, where he recorded most of his own records. ... Year 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar). ... What? Records was a short-lived record label started by Word Records and A&M Records, intended to focus on creative and unusual rock n roll records with spiritual messages. ... Tribal Opera is the title of an album by Mark Heard (using the pseudonym iDEoLA), released in 1987 on What? Records. ...

With the formation of Fingerprint Records and his studio, Heard began to produce albums for a number of artists including two albums for Randy Stonehill, Jacob's Trouble and 1992's Vigilantes of Love album, Killing Floor, which he co-produced with R.E.M.'s Peter Buck. Stonehill's Until We Have Wings including a song co-written by Heard, "Faithful," although the CD liner notes credit the song to Heard's pseudonym Giovanni Audiori. Fingerprint Records is an independent record label formed in 1990 by Mark Heard and Dan Russell. ... Randy Stonehill (born March 12, 1952) is an American singer/songwriter from Stockton, California, best known as one of the so-called fathers of contemporary Christian music. ... Jacobs Trouble was a rock and roll band that originated in the Atlanta area in the 1980s. ... Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ... Vigilantes of Love was a rock band fronted by Bill Mallonee with a large number of secondary players drawn from the lush musician pool in and around Athens, Georgia. ... This article is about the band. ... Peter Lawrence Buck (born 6 December 1956 in Berkeley, California) is the guitarist and co-founder, along with Bill Berry, Mike Mills, and Michael Stipe of the alternative rock band R.E.M. // After spending time in Los Angeles and San Francisco, the Buck family moved to Atlanta, Georgia. ... Until We Have Wings is the title of an album by Randy Stonehill, released in 1990, on Myrrh Records. ...

Cover of Dry Bones Dance

The early 1990s saw a return to recording albums of his own, with 1990's Dry Bones Dance. Fans and reviewers alike hailed the new release as one of the best of his career. Heard followed Dry Bones Dance with Second Hand in 1991, and, finally, Satellite Sky in 1992, which would turn out to be his final release. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Year 1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar). ... Dry Bones Dance is the title of an album by Mark Heard, released in 1990, the first to be released on his own Fingerprint Records. ... A used item is one that is not new or a resource that has been partially or completely depleted. ... Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the 1991 Gregorian calendar). ... Satellite Sky is the title of the final album by Mark Heard, released in 1992, on Heards own Fingerprint Records, shortly before his death. ... Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ...

On July 4, 1992, Heard had a heart attack on stage while performing with Pierce Pettis and Kate Miner, at the Cornerstone Festival, near Chicago. Heard finished his set and went to the hospital immediately afterwards. Two weeks after being released from the hospital, Heard had a cardiac arrest and died on August 16th of 1992. Before Heard's death, he had released three albums, been included on the Legacy II sampler from Windham Hill's High Street label, and was nearly finalizing a mainstream contract with Bruce Cockburn's label, True North Records in Canada. There was also interest from Sony's Columbia Records label for distribution in the US. is the 185th day of the year (186th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ... The Main Stage of Cornerstone has hosted such acts as Five Iron Frenzy, Pedro the Lion, P.O.D., MxPx,Underoath, Blindside and Switchfoot. ... Nickname: Motto: “Urbs in Horto” (Latin: “City in a Garden”), “I Will” Location in the Chicago metro area and Illinois Coordinates: , Country United States State Illinois Counties Cook, DuPage Settled 1770s Incorporated March 4, 1837 Government  - Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Area  - City  234. ... Windham Hill Records is a record company, founded in the 1976 by guitarist and carpenter William Ackerman and wife Anne Robinson. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Main Street. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... True North Records is a Canadian independent record label. ... Sony Corporation ) is a Japanese multinational corporation and one of the worlds largest media conglomerates with revenue of $66. ... Columbia Records is the oldest brand name in recorded sound, dating back to 1888, and was the first record company to produce pre-recorded records as opposed to blank cylinders. ...

Tributes & Influence

In 1994, many artists came together to record a tribute album called Strong Hand of Love. Artists lending their talents to the project included Victoria Williams, Chagall Guevara, Buddy Miller, Julie Miller, Daniel Amos, The Choir, Bruce Cockburn, and the Vigilantes of Love. The project was later reissued as a two-CD set with additional tracks and retitled Orphans of God. Cockburn frequently calls Heard his favorite songwriter and even wrote and recorded a song dedicated to Heard for his Dart To The Heart album, "Closer To The Light." Daniel Amos dedicated their album MotorCycle to Heard in 1993, and The Swirling Eddies dedicated Zoom Daddy to Heard the same year. Julie Miller also wrote a song in tribute to Heard called "All My Tears" which has also been recorded by Jars of Clay, Emmylou Harris (studio and live versions) and Selah with Kim Hill. Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar). ... Victoria Williams (born December 23, 1958) is a singer/songwriter, originally from Shreveport, Louisiana but for the length of her career a resident of Southern California. ... Chagall Guevara was an American rock band, heavily influenced by The Clash, formed in 1989 by solo artist Steve Taylor, guitarists Dave Perkins and Lynn Nichols (from the 1970s Phil Keaggy band), bassist Wade Jaynes, and drummer Mike Mead. ... Buddy Miller is a country singer, songwriter, recording artist and producer, currently living in Nashville, Tennessee. ... Julie Miller (born 3 January 1956 in Dallas, Texas) is a country songwriter, singer, and recording artist currently living in Nashville, Tennessee. ... Daniel Amos (aka D. A., Dä) is an American rock band formed in 1974 by Terry Scott Taylor on guitars and vocals, Marty Dieckmeyer on bass guitar, Steve Baxter on guitars and Jerry Chamberlain on lead guitars. ... The Choir are an atmospheric alternative Christian Rock band. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Daniel Amos (aka D. A., Dä) is an American rock band formed in 1974 by Terry Scott Taylor on guitars and vocals, Marty Dieckmeyer on bass guitar, Steve Baxter on guitars and Jerry Chamberlain on lead guitars. ... A variety of parked motorcycles A motorcycle or motorbike is a single-track, two-wheeled motor vehicle powered by an engine. ... The Swirling Eddies are a band that began as an anonymous spinoff from the band Daniel Amos, along with new drummer David Raven. ... Zoom Daddy is the title of the third album by rock band The Swirling Eddies, released in 1994 on Alarma Records. ... Julie Miller (born 3 January 1956 in Dallas, Texas) is a country songwriter, singer, and recording artist currently living in Nashville, Tennessee. ... Jars of Clay is a rock band from Franklin, Tennessee. ... Emmylou Harris (b. ... Selah (Hebrew: סלה) may be the most difficult word in the Hebrew Bible to translate. ... Kim Hill is a Christian singer, songwriter and chastity advocate. ...

Cover of Mystery Mind

In 2000, a group of fans gathered together to help Fingerprint Records release Mystery Mind, the first collection of previously unreleased material from the songwriter. There were plans to release a full length collection that same year, but those plans never came to fruition. Image File history File links Mysterymind. ... Image File history File links Mysterymind. ... 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Mystery Mind is the title of a posthumous album by Mark Heard, released in 2000 on Fingerprint Records. ...

In 2002, the Cornerstone Music Festival held a songwriting contest in honor of Heard. The following year, Paste Magazine released Hammers and Nails, a CD of previously unreleased recordings by Heard. An authorized biography of the same name was also released by Cornerstone Press, written by Matthew Dickerson. Also see: 2002 (number). ... The Main Stage of Cornerstone has hosted such acts as Five Iron Frenzy, Pedro the Lion, P.O.D., MxPx, Blindside and Switchfoot. ...

At the 4th Annual Americana Music Association Honors & Awards, the Ryman Auditorium September 2005, Buddy Miller received the Album of the Year Award for his Universal United House of Prayer, and the opening cut of that album, Mark Heard's "Worry Too Much" (originally featured on Heard's Second Hand, Fingerprint Records 1991), won the Song of the Year Award. Buddy Miller is a country singer, songwriter, recording artist and producer, currently living in Nashville, Tennessee. ... A used item is one that is not new or a resource that has been partially or completely depleted. ...

In Paste Magazine #22 June/July 2006 - a Special Collector's Issue featuring the 100 Best Living Songwriters - Mark Heard was remembered as well under the heading Wish You Were Here: "Mark Heard's lyrics are weighted with such a wry longing that they'll forever reflect a fresh turbulence." Issue 19 of Paste magazine (December 2005/January 2006), featuring Fiona Apple. ...

Discography

• Setting Yesterday Free with Infinity+3, 1970/1972 album
• Mark Heard, 1975 album
• On Turning To Dust, 1978 album (Reissue of Mark Heard)
• Appalachian Melody, 1979 album
• Fingerprint, 1980 album
• Stop the Dominoes, 1981 album
• Victims of the Age, 1982 album
• Eye of the Storm, 1983 album
• Ashes and Light, 1984 album
• Mosaics, 1985 album
• Tribal Opera, 1987 album (as iDEoLA)
• Dry Bones Dance, 1990 album
• Second Hand, 1991 album
• Satellite Sky, 1992 album
• High Noon, 1993 "best of" album
• Mystery Mind, 2000 album
• Hammers and Nails, 2003 collection of previously unreleased demos

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Compilations

• Adventures in the land of big beats and happy feets, 1989 compilation, includes previously unreleased song by iDEoLA
• At The Foot Of The Cross, Volume One Clouds, Rain, Fire, 1991, Mark performs "My Redeemer Lives."

Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the 1991 Gregorian calendar). ...

Tribute Albums

• Strong Hand of Love: A Tribute to Mark Heard, Various Artists 1994 tribute album
• Orphans of God: A Tribute to Mark Heard, Various Artists 1996 tribute album

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External links

• Mark Heard website
• Mark Heard lyrics project
• The Mark Heard Tribute Project
• Mark Heard MusicZone Yahoo!Groups
• Book on Mark's life and music by Matthew Dickerson
• Cornerstone Festival book discussion
• Internet Movie Database Profile

Videos

• An animated tribute video featuring Mark Heard's "Lonely Moon"
• The "Treasure of the Broken Land" video
• The "Is It Any Wonder" video (iDEoLA)
• A music video by Buddy Miller - a cover of Mark Heard's "Worry Too Much"
• Emmylou Harris featuring Buddy & Julie Miller - Live in Concert, covering Julie Miller's "All My Tears", a Mark Heard tribute
• Bob Bennett with Bruce Carroll and Buddy Greene - Live in Concert covering "Heart of Hearts" at 1992 Tribute (Nashville)

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