Satellite Soul is an

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band from

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. Their sound has changed over the years from jangly roots rock to a hard cutting Alt-Country sound. They were formed in 1996 while living in

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and played extensively in the Midwest as an independent band. The band toured extensively nationwide, playing with many of the top acts in Christian music. They shared billing with artists such as the

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, Smalltown Poets,

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, and others. They toured extensively with Big Tent Revival,

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, Eli, Clear,

Jason Ingram Jason David Ingram is an American Christian music producer and songwriter. He has been a songwriter for many Christian artists, including Bebo Norman and Point of Grace. Career Around the end of 2001, he was the first artist to be signed to ...

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, and others. In 1997 they signed with Ardent Forefront Records and made their self-titled first release. The following singles charted on Christian radio: "Say I Am" (#7, 1998), "Either Way" (#25, 1998), "Wash" (#15, 1999), "Equal to the Fall" (#25, 1999), "Great Big Universe" (#8, 1999), "Revive Me" (#20, 1999).Mark Allan Powell, ''Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music''. Hendrickson Publishers, 2002, p. 790. The third record was a live worship album recorded at New Earth Coffeehouse in Kansas City. After a long hiatus the band reformed to record a full on alt-country record entitled ''Straight Back to Kansas.'' Available only online through CDBaby and digital download, the record had modest indie success. Tim Suttle released a solo project of worship songs in 2010 called Grammatology.

Members

*Tim Suttle - lyrics, vocals,

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, piano, harmonica, hammer dulcimer *Rustin Smith -

lead guitar Lead guitar (also known as solo guitar) is a musical part for a guitar in which the guitarist plays melody lines, instrumental fill passages, guitar solos, and occasionally, some riffs and chords within a song structure. The lead is the featur ...

, vocals, lyrics, mandolin *Ryan Green -

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*Tyler Simpson, Kevin Igarta, Jared Adams -

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*Oscar Guinn -

*Jared Adams -

*Rupert Cole - acoustic guitar, vocals *Benjamin Deane - keyboards, vocals *Todd Way - keyboards, bass, vocals

Discography

*''The White Album'' (

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, 1995) *''Homegrown'' (

, 1996) *''Satellite Soul'' (

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, 1997) *''Great Big Universe'' (Ardent Records, 1999) *''Ardent Worship Live'' (Ardent Records, 2000) *''More To Love You'' (Independent, 2000) *''Straight Back to Kansas'' (Underdog Records, 2006)

External links

* Satellite Soul at

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References

{{Authority control Musical groups from Kansas American Christian musical groups Musical groups established in 1996