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and Roby Duke. He has also provided music for films such as '' The Silent Scream'' and '' Force of Darkness''.

Career

1970s

In 1970, Stipech was a member of Jonathan Goodlife, a group which was from Reno, Nevada. The group was gaining popularity in the San Francisco Bay area and had been playing at the Old Fillmore. In addition to Stipech, the group consisted of Terry Petersen, Steve Dunwoodie, Jerry Weems, and Jim Mask. In 1976, he joined Christian rock band, The Way, replacing founding member, Bruce Herring on guitar and vocals, also playing piano. He went on tour with the group a few times. In 1979,

's album ''Maranatha Marathon'' was released on the

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label. Stipech not only produced and arranged it, he also played guitar, piano and contributed to the background vocals.

1980s

In 1982, his album ''All That I Am'' was released. The album was in the mainstream pop mode but without some of the usual commercial aspects. In addition to Stipech on vocals, guitar and keyboard, the album also had Michele Pilar and Kathi Pinto on vocals. Also that year he did some work on Roby Duke's album ''Not the Same'', providing the strings for the track, "Promised Land". He provided the music for Jack Duane Dabner's

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film, '' The Silent Scream'' which was released in 1984. The film showed an ultrasound view of an abortion of a 13-week fetus. The film was produced by American Portrait Films. The film, '' Force of Darkness'' was released in 1985. It starred

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, Doug Shanklin, Loren Cedar and Eddie Hailey.

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Discography

Filmography

References

External links

Jim Stipech Discogs: Jim Stipech

Imdb: James Gabriel Stipich

AllMusic: Jim Stipech

Christian Music Archive: Jim Stipech
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