Mustard Seed Faith
Mustard Seed Faith was an American Jesus music group from Costa Mesa, California.
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Origin | Costa Mesa, California |
Genres | Jesus music, Christian rock |
Years active | 1970-77, 1980 |
Labels | Maranatha! Music |
Mustard Seed Faith was one of several groups formed by members of Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa in the late 1960s and early 1970s; others included Daniel Amos and Sweet Comfort Band. Mustard Seed Faith's first releases were songs on Maranatha! Music compilations: "Happy in Jesus", released in 1973 on Maranatha Three, "All I Know" in 1974 on Maranatha Four and "Sidney the Pirate" in 1976 on Maranatha Five.[1] The group's only album for Maranatha, Sail On Sailor, was released in 1975 and featured album art by Rick Griffin.[2]
The group toured extensively from 1970 to 1977. They disbanded in 1977 partly due to "road touring fatigue." [2] They reunited in 1980 to independently issue a second full-length album. Members Oden Fong and Lewis McVay went on to pursue solo careers.
Earliest Members
- Wade Link — guitar, vocals
- Pedro Buford — keyboards, flute, vocals
- Dan Leist — vocals, harmonica
Second Version:
- Pedro Buford
- Oden Fong — vocals, guitars
- Lewis McVay — vocals, drums & acoustic guitar
- John Belles — electric bass
Third Version:
- Lewis McVay — lead vocals, now playing guitar only
- Darrell Cook — electric bass
- Steve Berchtold — drums
- Pedro Buford
- Oden Fong
Discography
- Sail On Sailor (Maranatha! Music, 1975)
- "The Question"
- "Let Go"
- "Can't Work Your Way to Heaven"
- "Once I Had a Dream"
- "Dried Up Well"
- "Sail On Sailor"
- "Lighter Side of Darkness"
- "Sweet Jesus Morning"
- "More Than Sunlight"
- "Back Home"
- Limited Edition (independent, 1980)
References
- Don Cusic, Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music. Greenwood Press, 2010, p. 307.
- Mark Allan Powell, Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music. Hendrickson Publishers, 2002, pp. 616-617.