Jamie Rowe
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| Jamie Rowe | |
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 Rowe performing live.
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Earl Wilson Rowe, Jr. |
| Also known as | J.R. Rowe |
| Born | April 7, 1970 |
| Origin | U.S. |
| Genre(s) | Christian rock |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, Guitars |
| Years active | 1990-present |
| Associated acts | Guardian The Ruled |
| Website | JamieRowe.com |
Jamie Rowe (born April 7, 1970 as Earl Wilson Rowe, Jr.) is the lead vocalist of the Christian hard rock band, Guardian. He is also the lead vocalist for power pop band, The Ruled. His recording career began with the amateur band, Tempest.
He has released a solo album: The Beautiful EP (1999, Massive Groove Records), which was to be followed by a full length project.[1][2]
Jamie Rowe's full length solo debut titled "Songs For Heaven & Earth" was released in 2004. In 2006, It was re-released digitally by Jamie's own imprint Peppermint Daisy Music. Miami, Florida based Jostom Distribution currently distributes the recording in Latin America.
Billed as "J.R. Rowe," Jamie and his brother, Mikk Rowe, founded the former Christian Glam metal band, Tempest, in the late 1980s. Their debut album, A Coming Storm, recorded on Pure Metal Records in 1987 (unreleased on compact disc until 1999), features Jamie's melodic voice with less grit and more high, falsetto screams (a la metallurgist mentor Stryper's Michael Sweet) than in his later work, and the lyrics contain a straight-forward evangelical candor. [3]
Jamie and Tempest recorded their second and last album on Pure Metal in 1988, The Eye of the Storm, wherein, looking at the disc insert, Jamie's former unequivocal lyrics were traded in for those with an ambiguous "you" supplanting references to God in such songs as "True Love (Never Fade Away)" and "Lost Without Your Love." Amid internal turmoil, Tempest disbanded in 1990.[4]
After Tempest, Jamie joined the Los Angeles based band Guardian. Guardian became one of the most successful bands in Christian music throughout the 90's. He became widely known as a premier vocalist and performer.
[edit] References
- ^ Powell, Mark Allan (2002). "Guardian", Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music, First printing, Peabody, Massachusetts: Hendrickson Publishers, 393-395. ISBN 1-56563-679-1.
- ^ Farmer, Michial (1999-11-28). The Beautiful EP. The Phantom Tollbooth.
- ^ Tempest - A Coming Storm review at Angelic Warlord - Christian Metal Resource
- ^ TEMPEST | Rockdetector
[edit] Notes
- ^ Powell, Mark Allan (2002). "Guardian", Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music, First printing, Peabody, Massachusetts: Hendrickson Publishers, 393-395. ISBN 1-56563-679-1.
- ^ Farmer, Michial (1999-11-28). The Beautiful EP. The Phantom Tollbooth.
- ^ Tempest - A Coming Storm review at Angelic Warlord - Christian Metal Resource
- ^ TEMPEST | Rockdetector
