ARTICLE: Phil Wickham’s Jesus Music Roots

One of the intriguing developments in today’s Christian music scene is the emergence of new artists whose fathers were groundbreaking musicians in the first wave of Jesus music in the ’70s. We’ve already had ZOEgirl’s Alisa Girard, whose dad is Chuck Girard of Love Song and Jacob, Joshua and Solomon Olds whose father Jerome Olds was a member of Mylon & Broken Heart. Now rock artist and worship leader Phil Wickham has emerged. Both Phil’s parents were members of the ’70s Jesus music bands The Way and Parable.

Now Phil is receiving accolades for his self-titled rock worship album. It was after moving from Orange County to San Diego that Phil found himself, like his parents, inexorably drawn into music ministry. Phil’s junior high youth pastor took notice of the talented young musician who was showing such prowess on guitar. Phil was asked if he wanted to lead worship. A little reluctant at first, Phil accepted his pastor’s invitation. “When I started leading worship when I was 12, the Lord just really started blessing it with the junior high group,” says Phil. “Kids were singing and I found that I really loved doing it.” […read more]

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