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Gospel Music Hall of Famer John Schlitt Continues to Stand on ’the Rock’ Entering His Sixth-Decade in Music


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John Schlitt is considered to be a legend of rock and roll music, not in a sarcastic or satirical sense but as a master of his craft. He has earned the title.

His early years were spent fronting a band called Head East. During the 1970s, the band released six albums and charted three hits including the song “Since You Been Gone", which can still be heard on Classic Rock radio to this day.

At the peak of the band’s success, in a life-changing experience, he found salvation in Jesus Christ and decided to leave the band.

After a few years of finding his post-music footing, he received a call to audition for a band that was emerging as the top rock group in contemporary Christian music … Petra. He spent more than 20 years with them, earning four Grammy Awards, numerous Dove Awards, and garnered two-certified Gold Records.

For the last 16 years he has worked primarily as a solo artist and has toured all over the world. Inducted into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame, John was recently named the best rock singer in Christian music history by GospelMusicChannel.com.

John joins us on the Crossmap Podcast to walk us through his long standing musical career that spans more than 50 years. Listen as he shares about the changes he has seen in contemporary Christian music since joining Petra in 1986, and his greatest hope for the Christian music industry moving forward.

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