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Tunesmith organization12/12/2023 ![]() “Well,” Von Tilzer replied, “I guess this must be Tin Pan Alley.” “It sounds like a bunch of tin cans,” Rosenfeld cracked. Entering Von Tilzer’s office, Rosenfeld greeted his pal. Through open windows along West 28th blared a cacophony of pianos being pounded in a raucous range of keys and states of tune. On every building along 28th Street signs advertised the music publishers operating within: M. Von Tilzer kept an office in that locale, and for good reason. Rosenfeld, a songwriter and journalist, had come to that neighborhood to call on fellow tunesmith Harry Von Tilzer, one of the day’s best-known songwriters. One day in 1903, Monroe Rosenfeld paid a visit to the block of Manhattan’s West 28th Street between Fifth and Sixth Avenues. In 1984 they were renamed The Servant Community in Cincinnati, Ohio, as Servant became the primary outreach of the community.Tin Pan Alley: Where America's Recording Industry Was Born Close After Jesus People Europe disbanded, Palosaari and others formed the Highway Missionary Society a year later, based in British Columbia, Canada, with Servant an outreach of the Society, based on the West Coast of North America. Lonesome Stone was an outreach of Jesus People Europe, which came out of Jesus People Milwaukee (both led by Jim and Susan Palosaari), the latter forming the basis of what eventually became Jesus People USA in Chicago. Servant's first song to hit the Top 40 CCM charts, "Come Jesus Come", was first recorded in 1973 on Lonesome Stone's LP. Servant has some origins in 1973 from Lonesome Stone, directed by Jim Palosaari, a Christian rock musical touring Europe billed as a multi-media production of the Jesus generation portrayed in music, film and drama to rival the likes of the musical Godspell. On hand to receive the award were band members: Sandie Brock, Owen Brock, Bob Hardy, Rob Martens, Matt Spransy and Eric Odell. In November 2013, Servant was awarded with the Lifetime Achievement Award from GMA Canada during ceremonies held during the 35th Annual Covenant Awards. The band reunited to perform a one-off concert at Cornerstone Festival in July 2011. Petra opened for Servant on tour in late 1981 and early 1982 just as Petra's breakthrough album, Never Say Die was being released. They recorded 6 studio albums with songs that ranked in the Top 40 Contemporary Christian Music Charts including "Come Jesus Come", "Holding on to You", "Thank God", "We are the Light", "Surrender", "Harder to Finish", and "I Will".įrom 1981 to 1985, opening acts for Servant included Grammy Award-winning Petra, DeGarmo & Key, Joe English (of Paul McCartney & Wings fame), Will McFarlane (recorded with Jackson Browne), Randy Matthews, Jerusalem, and Steve Camp. Servant toured extensively throughout America, Europe and Australia in concert halls and at music festivals like Creation and Greenbelt. Shying away from the praise lyrics and easy-listening rock styles that typified most contemporary Christian music at the time, Servant instead attempted to offer edgy, rhythmic, passionate rock and an aggressive stage performance filled with an evangelistic Christian message, and spiced with strong social commentaries.Ī CCM Magazine review of their 1981 release, Rockin' Revival, stated that the band's lyrics reflected Christian communal subculture, and contained elements of social protest and criticism. However, the band's mission was to reach the ears and hearts of those who might not feel so comfortable in church buildings. In the early 1980s some critics considered Servant's theatrics, light shows, smoke-bombs and flash-pot stage performances too raucous to be authentically Christian. Servant was also the first Christian rock group to use laser lights, flame tubes, fireworks, fog machines, in addition to an extensive light show and quadraphonic sound (a precursor to surround-sound). The band was known to incorporate comedy and short skits in their sets on stage. The lyrics of their songs were known for challenging the Christian Church to turn back to social justice and caring for the poor.Ī Servant rock concert was like a festival event. Originally named "Higher Ground", the group later changed their name to Servant. The band was founded in Victoria, British Columbia in 1976 by Jim Palosaari and performed to audiences throughout North America, Europe and Australia for over 12 years. Servant was a Christian rock group that grew out of the counter-culture Jesus Movement of the sixties and seventies.
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