Editing Jimmy Abegg

{{Short description|American musician (born 1954)}}
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'''Jimmy Abegg''' (born December 29, 1954), also known as '''Jimmy A''', is an American musician who grew up in [[Alliance, Nebraska]]<ref name="Powell">{{Cite book |last=Powell |first=Mark |title=Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music |date=2002 |publisher=Hendrickson Publishers, Inc. |isbn=1-56563-679-1 |edition=Second |location=Peabody, MA |pages=19–20}}</ref> and is currently living in [[Nashville, Tennessee]].

In 1985, Abegg was a founding member of the [[progressive rock]] band [[Vector (band)|Vector]] from Sacramento, California, which included Steve Griffith, [[Charlie Peacock]], [[Aaron Smith (musician)|Aaron Smith]] (drums 1985) and Bruce Spencer (drums 1985–89).<ref name="Powell"/> 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.<ref name="Powell"/><ref>{{Cite web |title=Jimmy Abegg Artist Profile |url=http://www.crossrhythms.co.uk/artists/Jimmy_Abegg/8200/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121013164046/http://www.crossrhythms.co.uk/artists/Jimmy_Abegg/8200/ |archive-date=2012-10-13 |access-date=January 21, 2012 |publisher=Crossrhythms.co.uk}}</ref> He has created a variety of album artwork for artists such as [[Phil Keaggy]], [[Michael W. Smith]], and [[Chris Taylor (Christian rock musician)|Chris Taylor]] among others.<ref name="Powell"/> Abegg has written or co-written songs for [[Susan Ashton]] and Ji Lim.<ref name="Powell"/> He completed a series for [[Vanderbilt Children's Hospital]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Megan Frank |date=June 26, 2009 |title=Opening tomorrow at Zeitgeist: [[Frank W. Ockenfels III|Frank Ockenfels 3]], Jimmy Abegg and Buddy Jackson |work=The Washington D.C. Examiner}}</ref> Abegg also collaborated with [[Kevin Max]] on a collection of illustrated poems entitled ''At the Foot of Heaven'' in 1995.<ref name="Powell"/>

Abegg is affected by [[macular degeneration]], but continues to paint.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Bliss |first=Jessica |date=February 20, 2016 |title=Nashville artist losing his eyesight, not his creative spirit |work=[[The Tennessean]] |url=http://www.tennessean.com/story/life/2016/02/20/nashville-artist-losing-his-eyesight-not-his-creative-spirit/80310910/}}</ref>

== Books ==
* {{Cite book |last=Abegg |first=Jimmy |title=Ragamuffin Prayers |publisher=[[Harvest House]] |year=2000 |isbn=978-0-7369-0303-5 |page=157}}

==Discography==

'''With Vector'''
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* 1983 ''Mannequin Virtue''
* 1985 ''Please Stand By''
* 1989 ''Simple Experience''
* 1995 ''Temptation''
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'''Solo'''
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* 1991 ''Entertaining Angels''
* 1994 ''Secrets''
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'''With [[Charlie Peacock]]'''
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* 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''
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'''As part of [[Rich Mullins]] & [[A Ragamuffin Band]]'''
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* 1993 ''[[A Liturgy, a Legacy & a Ragamuffin Band]]''
* 1995 ''[[Brother's Keeper (Rich Mullins album)|Brother's Keeper]]''
* 1996 ''[[Songs (Rich Mullins album)|Songs]]''
* 1998 ''[[The Jesus Record]]''
* 2000 ''Prayers of a Ragamuffin'' <small>A Ragamuffin Band only</small>
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'''Collaborative works'''
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* 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]]
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'''As part of [[Steve Taylor & The Perfect Foil]]'''
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* 2014 ''[[Goliath (Steve Taylor album)|Goliath]]''
* 2016 ''[[Wow to the Deadness]]'' ([[Extended play|EP]]; as Steve Taylor & the Danielson Foil)
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==References==
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==External links==
* {{Official website|www.jimmyabegg.com}}

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[[Category:People from Alliance, Nebraska]]