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HI FOLKS! ON THIS EPISODE OF THE RON KNG SHOW WE ARE PRESENTING A VERY SPECIAL PROGRAM FOR YOU. WE'LL BE GOING BACK IN TIME TO MAY 10, 1986 AND LISTENING TO A CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN MUSIC (CCM) RADIO PROGRAM THAT I RECORDED WHEN CCM WAS EXTREMLEY POPULAR AND ARTISTS SUCH AS : AMY GRANT, SANDY PATTI, PETRA, SWEET COMFORT BAND, REZ BAND, WHITEHEART, MICHAEL W. SMITH , RUSS TAFT AND HUNDREDS, IF NOT THOUSANDS, OF OTHER CHRISTIAN ARTISTS FILLED THE AIRWAYS AND THE CONCERT HALLS. IT WAS DURING THIS HEYDAY OF POPULAR CHRISTIAN MUSIC THAT MY CO-HOST LUANN JERIN AND I, RON KING, PRODUCED THE CHRISTIAN MUSIC PROGRAM "MAINSTREAM' THAT YOU'LL BE LISTENING TO NOW. AND SO, LET'S GO BACK IN TIME TO SATURDAY NIGHT, MAY 10, 1986 WHERE THE CONTEMPORAY CHRISTIAN MUSIC PROGRAM "MAINSTREAM" IS BEING BROADCAST ON WARO RADIO IN CANONSBURG, PA. I TRULY HOPE YOU ENJOY THIS THROWBACK PROGRAM ON THIS SPECIAL EPISODE OF THE RON KING SHOW. BLESSINGS, RON KING.

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Hi Folks! Have you ever wondered where Contemporary Christian Music came from or how it got started? Recently a great new movie was released called the "Jesus Revolution" which gave me the idea to produce a show about the "Jesus Music" that was an integral part of that great spiritual revolution that started in the 1970's. Arguably, the story of Jesus Music begins when a young west coast pastor named Chuck Smith from Calvary Chapel Church was asked by a hippie band called "Love Song" if they could play in his church. As chuck tells it in his autobiography, "I was a bit apprehensive about what the band would play and what they would sound like". So, Pastor Chuck asked the band if he could hear a sample of their music. The band eagerly agreed and started lugging their guitars into the church. They set up their gear and eventually started playing a song they had written called "Welcome Back." As Pastor Chuck tells it, "as soon as the band started playing, the power of the Holy Spirit fell upon our little church and I was awe-struck; the band was really good! Pastor Chuck asked the band if they could play for a youth service that very evening and they did. And so began "Jesus Music," which would eventually be called Contemporary Christian Music and, indeed, the beginnings of the "Jesus Revolution" itself. I hope you enjoy our podcast and find it entertaining and informative. Ron King .

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Hi Folks, for those of you who are familiar with the Ron King Show audio podcast, you know that most of the time we feature Christian bands, singers or gospel groups from the areas of western Pennsylvania, eastern Ohio and northern West Virginia. Well, instead of that, on this episode of the Ron King Show we have the pleasure of having as our guest, from the "big" city of Lone Pine, PA the excellent Christian comedian Mr. Randy Riggle. You may be wondering what's the difference between a Christian comedian and a regular secular comedian is and Randy gives us the answer to that question. Randy also talks about whats it's like to be on the road as a comedian for over forty years and some of the difficulties encountered in making a full time living at it. Randy loves to travel and has had the pleasure of meeting , and working with, some of the top comedians in the business over the years and we get to hear Randy tell us all about that also. During the interview, Randy does a great impression of singer Johnny Mathis which is quite funny; you won't want to miss that. I loved interviewing Randy; he's a lot of fun and I'm sure you'll enjoy listening to his interview as much as I did producing it. Thanks for listening! Ron King