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MAY 21-27, 2014 UCW 19 WWW.UPANDCOMINGWEEKLY.COM CONNECTION Concert CONNECTION Concert CROWN CENTER 1960 Coliseum Dr. • 438-4100 www.atthecrown.com May 21 Never the Same June 1 Charlotte Blume's Festival of Dance June 29 An Evening with Charlie Wilson July 26 Masters of Funk HELLAS RESTAURANT & SPORTS BAR 3041 N. Main Street Hope Mills, NC 28348 (910)426-4040 May 21 Motown Wednesday May 23 Latin Night May 27 Karaoke HUSKE HARDWARE HOUSE 405 Hay Street • 437-9905 www.huskehardware.com Karaoke every Thursday Night DJ Tommy King every Friday and Saturday night MARQUIS MARKET 116 Person St. • 483-1337 marquismarket.com Live Jazz every 4th Friday CHARLIE MIKES PUB 195 Star Point Rd • 826-6453 Friday Live Music HILLTOP HOUSE 1240 Fort Bragg Rd. • 484-6699 www.hilltophousenc.com Thursday Live Music DRUNK HORSE PUB 5149 Bragg Blvd. • 491-1810 VILLAGE COFFEE HOUSE 3037 Boone Trail Extension • 484-4515 1st Saturday Scott Johnson 2nd Saturday Alexis Howard 3rd Friday open mic This week we are going to catch up with an artist you may remember from as far back as the 1970s. It's a "Where is he now?" version of The Buzz. If you listened to Christian music in the '70s and '80s you are probably familiar with Randy Stonehill. We are going to get an update on what is happening with Stonehill but first, for those who may not be familiar with this legendary artist, let's take a look at where he got his start.. In a recent conversation with Stonehill, I learned how he became one of the pioneers of contemporary Christian music. He began playing and singing the 1960s style rock-n-roll in his early teens. When he was 16 he met a singer named Larry Norman who invited him to come to Los Angeles once he finished high school. Two years later, one week after he graduated, Randy headed to LA with the expectation that his new friend would help him launch his music career. Within moments of arriving, Norman shared with Stonehill the difference God had made in his life and he decided to begin his own relationship with Jesus. Stonehill continued to play the music that was popular at the time but now the lyrics he and Norman wrote were more about God's timeless truth. Stonehill puts it this way, "As we looked around we realized nobody was doing this. It was brand new. And then we watched the Lord just breathe on it and it exploded into this movement that, of course, these days we call contemporary Christian music." When asked about the Christian music of today, Stonehill says, "I think it's at an interesting transitional place. I think a lot of the worship music movement is rich and vital. It's certainly drawing a spiritual line in the sand in a culture that's coming apart. It's interesting to kind of watch what's happening with radio and record companies. I think everyone's still trying to find their feet, like I said, in these changing times. The good news is, though, that with the advent of the Internet, anybody that has a real gift and a real calling can get their voice heard. Back in the day, they (record label executives) were king and that's just how it was. So I like the independence that technology has brought. "So I think, well…when I'm done, when the Lord takes me home, I'll kind of look back and go, 'Look, there's a lot of cool stuff in the new generation that is happening in my wake.'" Stonehill and his wife Leslie now reside in the Columbia, S.C., area. He continues to write and perform to audiences large and small. His motivation has never changed. As he puts it, "If the Lord is breathing on things, you know, that trumps everything." Randy Stonehill Looks Back and Looks Ahead by STEVE TURLEY STEVE TURLEY, Christian 107.3 COMMENTS? Editor@ upandcomingweekly.com. THE BUZZ We can help you learn what is happening in and around Fayetteville! In print and online! Look for it online now at www.upandcomingweekly.com. 208 Rowan St. 910.484.6200 Connecting a Community What's going on in our community?