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HOWIE BOLTON
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Howie Bolton has been around a while. He grew up in L.A. during the sixties. His first band was with guitarist Ed King, who later went on to do "Sweet Home Alabama" with Lynyrd Skynyrd. He cut his musical teeth on the L.A. coffee house scene with guys like [pre-saved] piano guy Keith Green and jazz great, Al Jarreau. It was a magical time in the early days of Jesus Rock. Howie traveled playing solo in Christian coffee houses and also in bands, Clockwise and Network. He opened up for some of Jesus rock's pioneers DANIEL AMOS, MARTY McCall & FIREWORKS, DeGarmo & Key, and Steve Alexanderson. People got saved. He and his wife Jenni worked in outreach youth ministry down there through out the eighties. He also played with several bands and in the studio with Shel Silverstein, who wrote the 70's hit "On the Cover of the Rolling Stone" and "A boy named Sue" for Johnny Cash. Howie spent the early seventies in the studio and on the road with bands, but found an inner thirst that nothing seemed to quench. Then somebody told him about Jesus. He got saved in the summer of '75 at a Barry Maguire concert. In 1979 he worked with Tim Landis and Harry Thomas to put together the first Creation Festival in PA. Shortly after, he moved as far south as you can get in the US: Key West, Florida . The Keys are the perfect place for open air evangelism. Guts and an acoustic guitar is all you need to draw a crowd. In '89, the Boltons moved to Orlando, Florida where they have been based ever since. Howie has worked in Film and Television Production, and building Theme Parks. He plays electric bass and keyboards in worship bands for several ministries and continues to work in evangelism outside the sanctuary. He is currently finishing up a CD with guitarist Roger Zimish entitled 'What if it's True? It's a collection of original classic rock designed to challenge the unsaved at street level. He believes that Jesus music isn't just about making hits. It's also about making disciples. The CD will be available this fall 2004. |
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