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| '''Jerome Olds''' is an American singer-]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=PZReAAAAIBAJ&sjid=p0wNAAAAIBAJ&pg=5249,7563233&dq=jerome+olds&hl=en|title=Jerome Olds Sings, Butler Speaks Friday Night At PCHS|author=Waycross Journal-Herald|date=June 25, 1988|accessdate=19 July 2012}}</ref> who found success in ] throughout the 1980s and the 1990s. | |||
| ==Music career== | |||
| Olds' introduction to the music industry was in the ] club scene during the mid-1970s, where he became a local favorite with audiences.{{citation needed|date=May 2012}} He headlined the "Jerome Olds Band" in the 1980s, a musical outfit that was later renamed, "Tom Grose and the Varsity". Olds also ran an Atlanta recording studio, named "Southern Living At Its Finest", with bassist and producer, Ricky Keller. | |||
| Olds wrote "Trains Up in the Sky", "Again and Again" and "Jesus It's You", songs that were written for ] and ]; all reached number one in the charts. Olds achieved recording success for himself with "Rejoice", "Is it Right" and "Bethlehem" reaching "Top 5" on radio. Olds wrote "Mighty Spirit" for ], which was chosen by President ] to be the ] for the "Points of Light" campaign. It is the longest running ] in the history of television.{{citation needed|date=May 2012}} | |||
| "Sing Out" and "Mighty Spirit" are two Olds compositions used in ''Slaves'', a ] written by ] (] for '']'' and other films) and performed by the ] in ], US.{{Citation needed|date=September 2012}} Olds also cowrote the ] for the ], ''Hot Shot'', about the ] player, ].{{Citation needed|date=September 2012}} | |||
| ==Religious awakening== | |||
| Olds became a born-again Christian In 1987. | |||
| From 2001 to 2009, he worked as a music architect at Trinity Chapel, a church in ]. | |||
| ==Books== | |||
| In 2012 he released a memoir, ''Diary of a Crazy Christian''. | |||
| ==Personal life== | |||
| He married Freida C. Olds, "Front of House" engineer for bands like FF5. He was written up in FOH Magazine. He has three daughters-in-law. Bethany Dick Olds is a blue grass fiddle player, writer and singer with two albums who worked with Sarah Evans and Pam Tillis, she is married to Jacob Olds. Lauren Ezell Olds is a writer and singer, she is married with Solomon Olds. He has one grandson named "Cash", this is the son of Solomon and Lauren. AmiBeth Olds is a fashion buyer at Stylebiter, she is married to Joshua Olds. | |||
| Olds' twin sons, Joshua (multiple GMA Dove Award nominee) and Jacob (multiple GMA Dove Award nominee), are a musical duo, ].<ref>http://www.newreleasetoday.com/artistdetail.php?artist_id=42#_</ref> | |||
| Olds' oldest son Solomon (] winner) was also a part of the then-titled band Family Force 5 until September 23, 2013. | |||
| ==Discography== | |||
| *''Lift Me Up'' (1980) | |||
| *''No Disguise'' (1989) | |||
| *''Eyes of a Common Man'' (1992), produced with Ricky Keller | |||
| *''Fact and Reality'' (1994), with The Brothers | |||
| *''RPM'' (1996), with The Brothers | |||
| *''Family Man'' (2011) | |||
| *"This Christmas" single (2011) | |||
| *''Your Majesty'' (2011) | |||
| *''Your Love'' (2011), a three-song EP | |||
| ==References== | |||
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| ==External links== | |||
| *{{Official website|http://www.jeromeolds.com/ }} | |||
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