John Lawry
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John Lawry | |
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Born | Japan | June 15, 1950
Origin | Millington, Michigan, U.S. |
Genres | Christian rock |
John Lawry (born June 15, 1950) is a Christian rock musician, composer, producer, and songwriter. He was the keyboardist of Petra from 1984 to 1994. After his departure, Lawry dedicated himself to producing and record engineering. From 2010 to 2012, he rejoined some of his former Petra bandmates to record and tour under the name of Classic Petra. In 2013, he officially rejoined Petra as their keyboardist.
Biography
According to his personal testimony as recorded on Petra's
Lawry showed musical skills from an early age. When he was nine, he learned to play the accordion. When he grew up he went to Millington High School and was involved in the school band, where he played a variety of instruments. Lawry graduated in 1969 and continued working in music. Lawry contributed to several projects during the following years.
In 1982, he joined the
In 1986, Lawry played a keyboard solo on Greg X. Volz (former Petra lead singer) first solo effort. In 1990, he released Media Alert as a solo album.
Lawry left Petra in 1994 to dedicate to a career producing and recording. He was replaced by his keyboard technician,
In 2005, Lawry joined the stage again with Petra during one of the band's final presentations that were released as the Petra Farewell CD and DVD.
Lawry, along with the "classic" 1980s Petra lineup (John Lawry, Greg X. Volz,
In 2016 and into 2017, Volz collaborated with Lawry in his home to produce a new album for the renamed version of classic Petra, now named Classic Petra Revived (CPR). The album, CPR, was released in October 2017.[citation needed]
References
- ^ "Classic Petra". Archived from the original on May 28, 2010. Retrieved August 4, 2010.