Jimmy Abegg (born December 29, 1954), also known as Jimmy A, is an American musician who grew up in Alliance, Nebraska and is currently living in Nashville, Tennessee.
In 1985, Abegg was a founding member of the progressive rock band Vector from Sacramento, California, which included Steve Griffith, Charlie Peacock, Aaron Smith (drums 1985) and Bruce Spencer (drums 1985–89). 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. He has created a variety of album artwork for artists such as Phil Keaggy, Michael W. Smith, and Chris Taylor among others. Abegg has written or co-written songs for Susan Ashton and Ji Lim. He completed a series for Vanderbilt Children's Hospital. Abegg also collaborated with Kevin Max on a collection of illustrated poems entitled At the Foot of Heaven in 1995.
Abegg is affected by macular degeneration, but continues to paint.
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
- ^ 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. Archived from the original on October 13, 2012. Retrieved January 21, 2012.
- Megan Frank (June 26, 2009). "Opening tomorrow at Zeitgeist: Frank Ockenfels 3, Jimmy Abegg and Buddy Jackson". The Washington D.C. Examiner.
- Bliss, Jessica (February 20, 2016). "Nashville artist losing his eyesight, not his creative spirit". The Tennessean.
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Categories:- 1954 births
- Living people
- American male musicians
- American photographers
- Musicians from Nashville, Tennessee
- People from Box Butte County, Nebraska
- A Ragamuffin Band members
- Vector (band) members
- Steve Taylor & The Perfect Foil members
- Musicians from Nebraska
- Painters from Nebraska
- Painters from Tennessee
- People from Alliance, Nebraska