Randall Evan Stonehill (born on Marchâ¯12, 1952, in Stockton, California) is an American singerâsongwriter and one of the pioneers of contemporary Christian music in the United States. After graduating from Leigh High School, he moved to Losâ¯Angeles and lived with rocker Larry Norman. Randy Stonehillâs debut, Born Twice (1971), was financed by Pat Boone and mixed live and studio recordings. In 1976 the Normanâproduced Welcome to Paradise was released, later named in a midâ1980s criticsâ poll as a significant contemporary Christian album. He followed with Equator (1983), Love Beyond Reason (1985), The Wild Frontier (1986), Canât Buy a Miracle (1988), Return to Paradise (1989), Wonderama (1991), and Stories (1993). Randy Stonehill collaborated frequently with Danielâ¯Amos, Phil Keaggy, and Margaretâ¯Becker and toured throughout the 1980s and 1990s. Over the next few decades, he continued to record and perform, releasing acclaimed Christian LPs such as Edge of the World (2002), Spirit Walk (2011), and Lost Art of Listening (2020).
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