Rebel for God ― Faith, Business, and Rock 'n' Roll

Eddie DeGarmo, contemporary Christian music legend, relays his inspirational and improbable life story.

Eddie DeGarmo was the founder of?DeGarmo & Key, a Christian rock group that started professionally in 1978. The primary members were Eddie and Dana -- Eddie played keyboards and sang background vocals, while Dana played lead guitar and did the majority of the lead vocals. Other members included Tommy Cathey on bass and Greg Morrow on drums. The group's music was of the pop and rock genre, and their musical style helped define Christian contemporary music. Their best-known songs are:?Destined to Win?(also the title of their 1992's early "best of" album:?Destined to Win);?Let the Whole World Sing;?Six, Six, Six?(which caused a huge stir when executives at MTV thought it was a pro-Satanist song);?Boycott Hell;?Every Moment; and?Casual Christian. They were perhaps best known for their 1986 album?Streetlight, their 1987 album?D&K, and their 1989 album?The Pledge. Other notable musicians who have recorded or toured with DeGarmo & Key include Kenny Porter (bass), Kevin Rodell (drums), Chuck Reynolds (drums), Steve Taylor (guitar) and Mark Pogue (guitar). Eddie and Dana have also individually recorded solo albums.

The first Christian music group to appear on MTV, they were nominated for seven Grammy Awards and 17 Dove Awards, received the ASCAP Vision Award at the 29th Annual ASCAP Christian Music Awards, and was inducted into the Gospel Music Association's Hall of Fame in January, 2011. Dana Key died unexpectedly on June 6, 2010. This book is a legacy to Dana as much as it is Eddie's story.