CCM

20 Years

• "Cover To Cover" by Doug Trouten
  CCM & The CCM Update history, CCM Communications

• "Somewhere Down The Road" by Gregory J. Rumburg
  Amy Grant
• "A Magazine Is Born" by John W. Styll
  Jesus Music; The early Christian music scene; history of CCM magazine
• "1978: It Was Twenty Years Ago"
  snips and artist photos from 1978
• "Age To Age" by Steve Rabey, additional reporting by Doug Trouten, Dean Nelson
  Each period contains major artist list. Article includes a timeline.

  [Pre-1978] The early Jesus movement, development of the Christian music scene; breaks into aspects of the Jesus movement and their impact

  [1978-1983] Establishment of industrial structures, crossover concept emerges

  [1983-1988] Crossover concept takes off, acceptance of greater stylistic variety; greater resistance to Christian music

  [1988-1993] The line between "Christian Music" and general music blurs, spirituality in music becomes more important that explicit "Christianness"

  [1993-1998] Rap and rock, expansion of industry, recent trends

• "The Long & Winding Road: A Complete Retrospective of CCM Magazine's 239 Covers"
  showcase of all covers to date
• "Don't You Forget About Me" by Devlin Donaldson, Gregory J. Rumburg
• "The Day The Music Died" by Roberta Croteau
  Keith Green, Rich Mullins, Mark Heard
• "Picture Perfect"
  photo feature from Christian music's past
• "Making Giraffes 101" by Harold M. Best
  Creativity in Christian expression
• "Leaders of The Pack: Top 100 Albums"
• "Top 100 Albums: Best Selling"

• The Altar Boys
• The Boones
• Steve and Annie Chapman
• Chris Christian
• Cynthia Clawson
• Daniel Amos
• Farrell & Farrell
• Richie Furay
• Benny Hester
• Nancy Honeytree
• Tom Howard
• Mylon LeFevre
• Kerry Livgren
• Love Song
• Barry McGuire
• Mustard Seed Faith
• Larry Norman
• Leslie Phillips
• 2nd Chapter of Acts
• Servant
• Stryper
• Sweet Comfort Band
• Pat Terry Group
• B. J. Thomas
• Tonio K.
• Evie Karlsson
• Greg Xavier Volz
• Mike Warnke

• "A Magazine Is Born" by John W. Styll
  CCM

• "Two Nights Out" by John Fischer
  explains the changing culture behind Christian music; how artistry and subtlety have impacted ministry