CMnexus : Contemporary Christian culture, music, and media.

cmnexus.orgCMnexus → Profiles → P

Gary S. Paxton

Media coverage:

Sep 1978 in Christian Life "The Death and Rebirth of the Outrageous Gary Paxton", by John W. Styll
Apr 1980 in The Saturday Evening Post "Mad Hatter of Nashville", by Adrian Katz
Feb 1981 in CCM "News: Gary S. Paxton Beaten, Shot Outside Home In Nashville"
Mar 1981 in CCM "News: Paxton Assailant Confesses, Murder Contract Revealed", by Don Cusic

Albums & reviews:

1975: The Astonishing, Outrageous, Amazing, Incredible, Unbelievable, Different World of Gary S. Paxton

10 Sep 1976 in Christianity Today, by Cheryl A. Forbes
Nov 1976 in Group, by Randy Kelly

1977: More from the Astonishing, Outrageous, Amazing, Incredible, Unbelievable Gary S. Paxton

Dec 1977 in Campus Life, by Steve Lawhead
Dec 1977 in Group, by Barbara Neilhouse

1978: Terminally Weird, But Godly Right

Jan 1979 in Charisma, by Carol Dulgar
Feb 1979 in Group, by Lee Sparks

1978: Anchored In The Rock of Ages

Sep 1978 in CCM

1979: Gary Sanford Paxton

Dec 1979 in CCM

Award Summary ^{(Nominations / Wins)}

1977 Dove Awards
- Song: "He Was There All The Time"
- Songwriter
1978 Dove Awards
- Songwriter
1982 Dove Awards
- Song: Soldiers of Light

1976 Grammy Awards
- Best Inspirational Performance: The Astonishing, Outrageous, Amazing, Incredible, Unbelievable, Different World of Gary S. Paxton

Books about Gary S. Paxton

"Gary S. Paxton" in The Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music (Mark Allan Powell, 2002)

CMnexus (noun)
The magazine index
of modern music
and Christianity