Refuge Records was a
contemporary Christian music
Contemporary Christian music, also known as CCM, Christian pop, and occasionally inspirational music is a genre of modern popular music, and an aspect of Christian media, which is lyrically focused on matters related to the Christian faith and s ...
record label founded in 1980 by
Greg Nelson, Jack Hafer and Ray Nenow.
One imprint of Refuge was Pure Metal Records, although
Star Song Communications bought out that branch in 1990.
The label had Doug Mann, future founder of
R.E.X. Records
R.E.X. Records, also known as R.E.X. Music, was an independent record label founded by Doug Mann and Gavin Morkel, which operated from 1987 until running into financial difficulty in 1995. Operations were based in Chicago until 1990 when the com ...
, as an employee.
Artists
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Edin-Ådahl
*
Daniel Amos (''
Vox Humana'' in 1984)
*
Daniel Band
*
Bride
* The Choir (''Shades of Grey'' ep)
* Robin Crow
*
Jerusalem (''Dancing on the Head of the Serpent'' in 1988)
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Joe English (''Held Accountable'' in 1982)
* Tommy Funderburk group known as "The Front"
*
Larry Howard
Lawrence Rayford Howard (June 6, 1945 – May 11, 2019) was a Major League Baseball catcher. He played four seasons with the Houston Astros (1970–1973) and Atlanta Braves (1973). He died on May 11, 2019.
Baseball career
Howard attended Atwater ...
(''Shout'' and ''Sanctified Blues''.)
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Phil Madeira (''Citizen of Heaven'' in 1986)
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Newsboys (''Read All About It'' in 1988)
See also
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List of record labels
References
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Record labels established in 1980
Defunct record labels of the United States
American independent record labels
Christian record labels
Rock record labels