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Posted by Aqua Green Toupee on 04-02-2006 at21:24:

  Who's the guy who wrote Shotgun Angel?

Anyway? Where does this song come from? Anyhow?

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Posted by jiminy on 04-02-2006 at21:29:

 

I thought it was from the Maranatha catalog..though I cant say I know that for sure.

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Posted by bigdork.2 on 04-02-2006 at21:37:

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Sprouse_Jr.

Bill Sprouse Jr. was a Christian evangelist, singer and songwriter, frontman for a group called The Road Home, active during the 1970s. He was severely overweight and died at age 26. Sprouse is best-known for his songwriting, including "Shotgun Angel", "Since I Met Jesus" and "Psalm Five".

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Posted by bigdork.2 on 04-02-2006 at21:40:

 

The Road Home was the name of Bill Sprouse's band before and after his conversion to Christianity.

Group members of the last configuration included: Bill Sprouse on vocals, keyboard, and fiddle, Ed McTaggart on drums, Mark Ala on pedal steel, John Falcone on bass, Diane Hershey on vocals. Mike Shoup was the sound man.

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Posted by Aqua Green Toupee on 04-03-2006 at12:02:

 

quote:

Originally posted by jiminy I thought it was from the Maranatha catalog..though I cant say I know that for sure.

They got it out of a catalog?

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Posted by jiminy on 04-03-2006 at12:07:

 

well - I thought Sprouse was directly linked to Maranatha- thats what I meant- but Ed is linked there also.

BD explained it all.
Thanks, pard!

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Posted by jiminy on 04-03-2006 at12:10:

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shotgun_Angel

So its ED on the radio!
I asked that question like a year ago..!

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Posted by Curly on 07-25-2007 at12:41:

 

I love shotgun angel, and posse in the sky is pretty powerful too.