Rob Frazier (born October 31, 1953) is an American

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artist, musician, songwriter, record producer, and speaker. Frazier is the son of a pastor, W. Burwell Frazier, founder of Warrington Fellowship Church. Like his three siblings, his musical life came from his mother, Margaret Edith Aims Frazier, a consummate musician: singer, and piano player. She could sing and play Classically and yet also could lead deftly in vibrant, joyful, congregational singing. He was raised in Warminster, Bucks County, near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and studied in

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, New York City, majoring in English Literature. Later, he took an M.Div. from Regent University. Over the years, Frazier has collaborated with numerous artists in and outside the contemporary Christian music scene, including co-writing the 1982 Kansas hit "

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". In 1978, he joined the

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, where he played the keyboards and guitar while trading lead vocal duties with Greg X. Volz on the album '' Washes Whiter Than''. After Petra, Frazier embarked in a solo career releasing several albums, as well as frequently collaborating with Steve Camp. He wrote and performed numerous top 10 Christian songs including "Cut it Away", "Train Up a Child", "He Is All You Need" (later recorded by co-writer Steve Camp), "(Doesn't Anybody Pray in) This Town", "Break My Heart", "Got Your Word On It", "Go Through Fire", "Love is Sacrifice", "Sins of Billions", "We Are One", "Forgiven" and "Watching Over Me." He also co-wrote songs for other Christian artists including Margaret Becker, Steve Camp, Rick Cua, Kenny Marks, Geoff Moore, Petra, Ricky Skaggs and Dick Tunney. As a songwriter, Frazier has been nominated for a Grammy Award and two Dove Awards. He has had songs placed in feature films, network TV shows and shows on the Netlix and Starz platforms.

Solo discography

*''Cut It Away'' (1984) *''This Town'' (1986) *''Heartland'' (1990) *''Retrospect'' (1992) *''The Long Run'' (1993) *''The Things I Say'' (1997) *''Rob Frazier's Blues Farmers - Jammin' The Blues'' (1999)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Frazier, Rob 1953 births Place of birth missing (living people) Living people Petra (band) members American rock singers American rock guitarists American male guitarists American performers of Christian music Guitarists from Philadelphia Record producers from Pennsylvania Songwriters from Pennsylvania 20th-century American guitarists 20th-century American male musicians American male songwriters