Jimmy Abegg (born December 29, 1954), also known as Jimmy A, is an American guitarist, composer, director, photographer and artist, who grew up in Alliance, NE[1] and is currently living in Nashville, Tennessee.
In 1985, Abegg was a founding member of the progressive rock band Vector from Sacramento, CA which included Steve Griffith, Charlie Peacock, Aaron Smith (drums 1985) and Bruce Spencer (drums '85-'89).[1] In the 1990s, he played as a solo musician, then joined Rich Mullins' A Ragamuffin Band and was also a member of Charlie Peacock's Acoustic Trio.[1][2] He has created a variety of album artwork for artists such as Phil Keaggy, Michael W. Smith, and Chris Taylor among others.[1] Abegg has written or co-written songs for Susan Ashton and Ji Lim.[1] He completed a series for Vanderbilt Children's Hospital.[3] Abegg also collaborated with Kevin Max on a collection of illustrated poems entitled At the Foot of Heaven in 1995.[1]
Abegg suffers from macular degeneration, but continues to paint.[4]
Books
- Abegg, Jimmy (2000). Ragamuffin Prayers. Harvest House. p. 157. ISBN 978-0-7369-0303-5.
Discography
- With Vector
- 1983 Mannequin Virtue
- 1985 Please Stand By
- 1989 Simple Experience
- 1995 Temptation
- Solo
- 1991 Entertaining Angels
- 1994 Secrets
- With Charlie Peacock
- 1984 Lie Down in the Grass
- 1987 West Coast Diaries: Vol. 1
- 1988 West Coast Diaries: Vol. 2
- 1989 West Coast Diaries: Vol. 3
- 1990 Secret of Time
- 1991 Love Life
- As part of Rich Mullins & A Ragamuffin Band
- 1993 A Liturgy, a Legacy & a Ragamuffin Band
- 1995 Brother's Keeper
- 1996 Songs
- 1998 The Jesus Record
- 2000 Prayers of a Ragamuffin A Ragamuffin Band only
- Collaborative works
- 1998 Demonstrations of Love
- 1999 When Worlds Collide: A Tribute to Daniel Amos a tribute to Daniel Amos
- 2002 Making God Smile: An Artists' Tribute to the Songs of Beach Boy Brian Wilson a tribute to Brian Wilson
- As part of Steve Taylor & The Perfect Foil
- 2014 Goliath
- 2016 Wow to the Deadness (EP; as Steve Taylor & the Danielson Foil)
References
- ^ a b c d e f Powell, Mark (2002). Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music (Second ed.). Peabody, MA: Hendrickson Publishers, Inc. pp. 19–20. ISBN 1-56563-679-1.
- ^ "Jimmy Abegg Artist Profile". Crossrhythms.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-01-21.
- ^ Megan Frank (June 26, 2009). "Opening tomorrow at Zeitgeist: Frank Ockenfels 3, Jimmy Abegg and Buddy Jackson". The Washington D.C. Examiner.
- ^ Jessica Bliss (Feb 20, 2016). "Nashville artist losing his eyesight, not his creative spirit". The Tennessean.