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| 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}} | |||
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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 Powder Springs, Georgia.
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, FF5. Olds' oldest son Solomon (GMA Dove Award 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
- "FF5 (formerly Family Force 5) Artist Profile | Biography And Discography | NewReleaseToday". www.newreleasetoday.com.