After her death a week later, and inspired by his sister, Keaggy became a Christian.

Years later, Amboy Dukes guitarist Ted Nugent was quoted as saying " I don't know what happened to that Phil Keaggy.

Keaggy would later re-record two of the album's songs: a rearranged version of " I Will Be There " appears on 1993's Crimson and Blue while " Passport " received an update for the 2009 Christian Progressive Rock compilation album CPR 3.

A few years later, Keaggy would perform at former Beatle Paul McCartney's sister-in-law's wedding.

Years later, in reflecting on the album, Keaggy would say that True Believer " is really the most unlike me of any album I ’ ve ever done, in my personal opinion.

Comprising mainly Keaggy originals, the album features a cover of " Swing Low, Sweet Chariot ," and would later win Keaggy another Dove Award.

In later years, rumors escalated into stories of Hendrix appearing on various television programs where he mentioned Phil Keaggy.

Having already written Christian-themed lyrics throughout his time in Glass Harp, Keaggy first found an audience in the burgeoning Jesus music scene, and later achieved worldwide fame as both a songwriter and instrumentalist as it evolved into Contemporary Christian Music.

Keaggy also appeared as a guest singer on the Ragamuffins ' " All the Way to Kingdom Come ," on his friend Rich Mullins ' last original work, The Jesus Record ( which contained demo tracks recorded by Mullins just before his 1997 death, and renditions of those songs by the Ragamuffins and other artists ).

In 2004 Keaggy guest performed with the indie band Dispatch for several songs during The Last Dispatch.

This tape was released as disc 1 of The Jesus Record, which featured new recordings of the songs on disc 2 by the Ragamuffin Band, with guest vocalists Amy Grant, Michael W. Smith, Ashley Cleveland, and Phil Keaggy.

Many guest artists appear as well, including Phil Keaggy and Linda McCrary.

Guitar virtuoso Phil Keaggy made a guest appearance on guitar and vocals.

Mark Heard released 16 records in his lifetime, and produced and performed with many other artists as well, such as Sam Phillips ( aka Leslie Phillips ), Pierce Pettis, Phil Keaggy, Vigilantes of Love, Peter Buck of R. E. M.

The songs were written while Keaggy was still with Glass Harp Keaggy performed all the instruments on the album.

Having performed together occasionally since 1981, in October, Keaggy, John Sferra and Daniel Pecchio reunited as Glass Harp for a concert in their hometown of Youngstown, Ohio at a sold out Powers Auditorium.

In March 2012 Keaggy, Sferra and Pecchio performed four concerts in the Eastern U. S. billed as " The Phil Keaggy Band " rather than " Glass Harp ".

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Phil Keaggy ( born Philip Tyler Keaggy, in Youngstown, Ohio on March 23, 1951 ) is an American acoustic and electric guitarist and vocalist who has released more than 50 albums and contributed to many more recordings in both the contemporary Christian music and mainstream markets.

Reflecting on the incident, Keaggy says,

Phil Keaggy was a member of a mid-1960s garage rock band called the Squires ; one of their songs, which he co-wrote, appears on the compilation album Highs in the Mid-Sixties, Volume 9.

Reflecting on 1970, Keaggy recalls:

Keaggy sang the majority of songs, but Pecchio and Sferra also sang lead on several numbers.

During the summer of 1977 Keaggy went on an eighteen-city tour of the western United States with 2nd Chapter of Acts and " a Band called David.

" This would begin a trend in which Keaggy would frequently feature a hymn on his albums.

Reflecting on the music of the project, Keaggy says,

These recording sessions reunited Keaggy with former Glass Harp bandmate John Sferra on drums.

Shacklock's production work on the album was a departure in style and sound for Keaggy ; this would prove to be Keaggy's lone work with Shacklock.

Keaggy would then go on to sign with Word Records.

Lights of Madrid would go on to win Keaggy a Dove Award for best instrumental album.

Keaggy and Moore had previously collaborated on the song " A Little Bit of Light " that appeared on the guitarist's 1998 self-titled album.

Also in 2003 Keaggy released Special Occasions, an eclectic collection of music focusing on birthdays, weddings and graduations.

In 2008, Keaggy received the Gold Level Award as the " Best Spiritual / Worship Guitarist ", as voted by readers of Acoustic Guitar Magazine, as well as appearing in the form of vocals and lead guitar on the Richard Cummins CD, Moments, which was nominated for " Best Pop / Contemporary Album of the Year " by the Canadian GMA's, Covenant award.

In addition to his own material, Keaggy recorded two Mark Heard songs for the album: " I Always Do " and " Everything is Alright.

Phil also released two live DVDS: Phil Keaggy in Concert: St. Charles IL, and Philly Live!

Recorded using a McPherson acoustic guitar, the album revamped two Keaggy classics, with " What a Day " being transformed as " Water Day " and " Noah's Song " undergoing significant revision as " Noah's Shuffle.

After meeting each other for the first time at the beginning of the year, the two musicians stayed in touch and created the album via email, with Johnson recording in Seattle while Keaggy recorded in Nashville.

Keaggy has long insisted that such stories are completely unfounded, noting that " it was impossible that Jimi Hendrix could ever have heard me ... We ... recorded our first album at Electric Lady Studios two weeks after his unfortunate death, so I just can ’ t imagine how he could ’ ve heard me.

The two would frequently tour together over the years, even forming The Keaggy / Stonehill Band in 1989 with Daniel Amos bassist Tim Chandler and Swirling Eddie's David Raven on drums.

In April 1981, Glass Harp reunited when Sferra and Pecchio made surprise appearances at two consecutive Phil Keaggy solo concerts in Ohio ( Cleveland's Masonic Auditorium on April 10, and Akron's Civic Theatre on April 11 ).

Keaggy explains that the songs " began with me messing around at my soundchecks before the audience came in.

Phil Keaggy was a member of a mid-1960s garage rock band called the Squires ; one of their songs, which he co-wrote, appears on the compilation album Highs in the Mid-Sixties, Volume 9.

At the tour's November 13 stop in Akron, OH ( again at the Civic Theatre ), Daniel Pecchio again joined with Keaggy / Sferra to perform several Glass Harp songs.

For some of their songs at the Hatch Shell, Dispatch shared the stage with Phil Keaggy ( guitar ), Paul Tillotson ( keyboard ), Brian Sayers ( drum kit ), and Reinaldo DeJesus ( percussion ).