This article is about the Christian musician. For the desert rock musician, see Rich Mullins (bassist).
Rich Mullins
Background information
Birth name
Richard Wayne Mullins
Born
(1955-10-21)October 21, 1955 Richmond, Indiana, U.S.
Died
September 19, 1997(1997-09-19) (aged 41) Lostant, Illinois, U.S.
Genres
Contemporary Christian
Occupation(s)
Singer, songwriter
Instrument(s)
Vocals
piano
guitar
hammered dulcimer
Years active
1981–1997
Labels
Reunion
Formerly of
A Ragamuffin Band
Musical artist
Richard Wayne Mullins (October 21, 1955 – September 19, 1997) was an American contemporary Christian music singer and songwriter best known for his worship songs "Awesome God" and "Sometimes by Step". Some of his albums were listed by CCM Magazine in their ranking of the 100 Greatest Albums in Christian Music, including A Liturgy, a Legacy, & a Ragamuffin Band (1993) at No. 3, The World As Best As I Remember It, Volume One (1991) at No. 7, and Winds of Heaven, Stuff of Earth (1988) at No. 31.[1] His songs have been performed by numerous artists, including Caedmon's Call, Five Iron Frenzy, Amy Grant, Carolyn Arends, Jars of Clay, Michael W. Smith, John Tesh, Chris Rice, Rebecca St. James, Hillsong United and Third Day.[2] During the tribute to Rich Mullins' life at the 1998 GMA Dove Awards, Amy Grant described him as "the uneasy conscience of Christian music."[3]
Mullins was devoted to the Christian faith and heavily influenced by St. Francis of Assisi. In 1997, he composed a musical called Canticle of the Plains,[4] a retelling of the life of St. Francis set in the Old West.[5]
^Granger, Thom (2001). The 100 Greatest Albums in Christian Music. Harvest House Publishers. ISBN 9780736902816.
^"Rich Mullins song list". Kidbrothers.net. Archived from the original on October 25, 2014. Retrieved October 31, 2012.
^"R1998 - Rich Mullins Tribute". GMA Dove Awards. April 23, 1998. Archived from the original on February 29, 2020. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
^Mullins, Rich. "Rich Mullins - Canticle of the Plains". Archived from the original on October 17, 2017. Retrieved November 11, 2017.
^"Mullins Takes Risk with Show on Saint, But Fans Keep Faith". Archived from the original on October 25, 2014. Retrieved September 5, 2008.
tribute to RichMullins' life at the 1998 GMA Dove Awards, Amy Grant described him as "the uneasy conscience of Christian music." Mullins was devoted...
The discography of RichMullins includes 11 studio albums, 6 compilations, 20 singles and 1 musical. Behold the Man (1981) RichMullins (1986) Pictures in...
A Ragamuffin Band was a musical group founded by RichMullins in 1993, when he gathered friends from other bands to back him on his A Liturgy, A Legacy...
disbanded sometime in mid-2002, when bassist RichMullins joined the band Speedealer. As of 2008, Mullins was playing in the Los Angeles based band Year...
year after Mullins' death (in September 1997) the song was covered on a tribute album for Mullins entitled Awesome God: A Tribute to RichMullins by Contemporary...
befriended the late CCM recording artist, RichMullins. After graduating in May 1995, McVicker and Mullins moved to Tse Bonito, New Mexico, while also...
the band was composed of vocalist and guitarist Daniel Davies, bassist RichMullins and drummer Brad Hargreaves. Hargreaves was later replaced by Rob Oswald...
event he led singer RichMullins on a three-day silent retreat. This started a life-long friendship between the two and Mullins named his backing group...
based in Nashville. Elias is best known for being a founding member of RichMullins' A Ragamuffin Band, which recorded and toured from 1993 through 2000...
1990. The book title was the inspiration for Christian musical artist RichMullins' band name A Ragamuffin Band. It also inspired TobyMac to write "Speak...
producing music for singer RichMullins. In the early 1980s, Arvin toured as Amy Grant's keyboard player, before teaming up with Mullins in 1986. Arvin produced...
rejected by the major labels at the time. Troccoli, Michael W. Smith and RichMullins were the label's first three artists. In 1990, they signed a new distribution...
(drums 1985–89). In the 1990s, he played as a solo musician, then joined RichMullins' A Ragamuffin Band and was also a member of Charlie Peacock's Acoustic...
music videos, including Maroon 5's "Runaway", Westlife's "My Love", and RichMullins' "The Color Green". In 1999, most of singer Dusty Springfield's ashes...
Love" – Karen Ramirez "Lords of the Boards" – Guano Apes "Lullaby" – Shawn Mullins "Make 'Em Say Uhh!" – Master P & Fiend, Silkk The Shocker, Mia X, Mystikal...
Record is the ninth and final album by American singer and songwriter RichMullins, released posthumously on July 21, 1998, ten months after his death....
as Best as I Remember It is a two-volume album series by songwriter RichMullins. The first volume was released in 1991 on Reunion Records and the second...
albums Songs from the Loft (1994)[citation needed], The Jesus Record by RichMullins and A Ragamuffin Band, 1998.[citation needed] As part of John Hiatt's...
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