Popopopopular

Music, Art, and Media Series

Lex De Azevedo, A Closer Look at Popular Music

Here’s a link to the LDS film site we mentioned in the podcast: http://www.ldsfilm.com/

Here’s a list of popular LDS artists – most of which were not around during the “I’ll Build You a Rainbow” era.  Not to diss the song or anything, but it’s definitely an oldie.  All of the musicians listed here have at least some LDS-themed music.  This list is not comprehensive, but these are some of the leaders of their genre:

Pop

Katherine Nelson

Jenny Jordan Frogley

Rock

Greg Simpson

Contemporary

Mindy Gledhill

Hilary Weeks

Cherie Call

Jenny Phillips

Folk/Bluegrass

Ryan Shupe & the Rubber Band

Folk/Pop

Peter Breinholt

Country

Jason Deere

Pop/Soul

Alex Boye

New Age Piano

Paul Cardall

Jon Schmidt

Pop/Classical

George Dyer

A’Capella

InsideOut

Classical Instrumental

Steven Sharp Nelson

Jenny Oaks Baker

Julie de Azevedo – We had to throw her in here because she’s Lex de Azevedo’s daughter AND we LOVE her stuff!

Chas Hathaway – Sorry, had to!