Clyde Bawden
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| Born | Provo, Utah, U.S. |
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Clyde Bawden is an American composer of contemporary Christian music.
Early life
[edit]Clyde Bawden was born and raised in Provo, Utah, where he worked in real estate, education, and performed missionary work.[1] He moved his family to Mesa, Arizona, where he began writing piano compositions and performing them for schools.[1]
Career
[edit]In 1999, Bawden released his debut album Pure Inspiration.[2] In her review of the album, AllMusic's Dacia A. Blodgett-Williams praised it as "an excellent collection of inspirational melodies" and described Bawden as "an artist to watch in the upcoming years."[3]
Bawden arranged and performed the song "I Need Thee Every Hour" for the soundtrack to the 2011 film Higher Ground, Vera Farmiga's directorial debut.[4][5]
In 2012, Clyde Bawden teamed up with fellow composer Jason Barney to write and produce the Christmas album Brighter Days Ahead with Clyde Bawden,[6] which entered the Billboard 200 chart at number 179.[7]
The following year, the pair worked together to create another Christmas album: Glenn Beck Presents: Believe Again, which featured artists like David Osmond.[1] In December 2013, the album reached #63 on the Billboard 200 chart.[8]
Bawden began his career as a solo artist, but In 2007 he worked with photographer Mark Mabry to write the original score to Reflections of Christ[9] and again in 2009 followed up with an original composition for Another Testament of Christ.[10] Starting at number 6 on Billboard's Regional Heatseeker #1s Mountain chart in November 2008,[11] "Reflections of Christ" had climbed to #1 by January of the following year.[12]
For several years, Clyde toured with the Reflections of Christ exhibit[1] while composing the score for the movie Restoring Love, starring Glenn Beck.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Jeffries, David. "Clyde Bawden | Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
- ^ Pure Inspiration (CD album). Excel Entertainment Group. 1999. E42502.
- ^ Blodgett-Williams, Dacia A. "Pure Inspiration - Clyde Bawden". AllMusic. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
- ^ Higher Ground (2011) - IMDb, retrieved April 24, 2020
- ^ "Higher Ground (2011) - Soundtrack.Net". www.soundtrack.net. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
- ^ "Brighter Days Ahead". Amazon. Archived from the original on April 15, 2015. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
- ^ "Billboard 200 Chart". Billboard. December 29, 2012. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
- ^ "Billboard 200 Chart". Billboard. December 28, 2013. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
- ^ Mabry, Mark (2008). Reflections of Christ. Reflections Media Group. ISBN 978-1606410271.
- ^ a b "Clyde Bawden". IMDb. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
- ^ "Heatseekers - Mountain". Billboard. Vol. 120, no. 48. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. November 29, 2008. p. 49. ISSN 0006-2510.
- ^ "Heatseekers - Mountain". Billboard. Vol. 121, no. 2. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. January 17, 2009. p. 41. ISSN 0006-2510.
External links
[edit]- Clyde Bawden discography at Discogs
- Clyde Bawden at IMDb
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