Later Elias wrote and produced music in Nashville, Tennessee, while performing solo throughout the U.S. and internationally. His music was included in the 1996 movie That Thing You Do!, Dawsons Creek, My Big Fat Greek Wedding, as well as other albums, independent films, and TV shows. During his career, Elias produced for artists such as Rich Mullins, Amy Grant, Aaron Neville, Michael W. Smith, and Randy Stonehill. He released four solo projects. His work was nominated and awarded by the GMA, UCMVA, and the Nashville Music Awards. His first solo record, Rick Elias & The Confessions, was voted No. 58 in the top 100 greatest albums in Christian music, as listed by CCM Magazine in 2001.[citation needed]
In 2018 it was revealed that he had cancer.[3] A benefit concert was held by members of A Ragamuffin Band and performers from The Jesus Record on February 2, 2019, to raise money for his medical bills.[4] Elias died on April 2, 2019, from brain cancer.[5]
Confessions of a Ragamuffin (2000, KMG) (compilation album)
Bootleg (2003) (compilation album)
Bootleg 2: The Legend of Sonny Jim (2009) (compilation album)
Job (2013)
Referencesedit
^Beal, Jr., Jim (September 11, 1998). "Ragamuffin buddies to salute Rich Mullins". San Antonio Express-News. Retrieved January 11, 2011. Rick Elias, known in the secular music world for his work on movie scores, including "That Thing You Do", plays guitar and sings in A Ragamuffin Band...
^"Richard Robert Elias Obituary". legacy.com. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
^"Rick Elias Health". Classic Christian 247. October 12, 2018. Retrieved October 26, 2018.
^"Benefit Concert: Support for Rick Elias, now diagnosed with brain cancer". crossrhythms.co.uk. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
^Sanford, Jay Allen. "RIP Harlequin and Vision guitarist Rick Elias". sandiegoreader.com. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
rick, elias, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, april, 2019, l. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Rick Elias news newspapers books scholar JSTOR April 2019 Learn how and when to remove this template message Richard Robert Elias January 7 1955 April 2 2019 was an American singer and songwriter based in Nashville Richard Robert EliasAlso known asRick EliasBorn 1955 01 07 January 7 1955San Diego CaliforniaDiedApril 2 2019 2019 04 02 aged 64 Occupation s Singer and songwriterInstrument s Vocals Elias is best known for being a founding member of Rich Mullins A Ragamuffin Band which recorded and toured from 1993 through 2000 1 Contents 1 Biography 2 Discography 3 References 4 External linksBiography editElias was born in San Diego California eventually attending Azusa Pacific University outside Los Angeles 2 In 1984 Elias moved to work full time in L A and within a few years would be recording with producer Niko Bolas Later Elias wrote and produced music in Nashville Tennessee while performing solo throughout the U S and internationally His music was included in the 1996 movie That Thing You Do Dawsons Creek My Big Fat Greek Wedding as well as other albums independent films and TV shows During his career Elias produced for artists such as Rich Mullins Amy Grant Aaron Neville Michael W Smith and Randy Stonehill He released four solo projects His work was nominated and awarded by the GMA UCMVA and the Nashville Music Awards His first solo record Rick Elias amp The Confessions was voted No 58 in the top 100 greatest albums in Christian music as listed by CCM Magazine in 2001 citation needed In 2018 it was revealed that he had cancer 3 A benefit concert was held by members of A Ragamuffin Band and performers from The Jesus Record on February 2 2019 to raise money for his medical bills 4 Elias died on April 2 2019 from brain cancer 5 Discography editRick Elias amp The Confessions 1990 Alarma Ten Stories 1991 Frontline Blink 1998 Pamplin Confessions of a Ragamuffin 2000 KMG compilation album Bootleg 2003 compilation album Bootleg 2 The Legend of Sonny Jim 2009 compilation album Job 2013 References edit Beal Jr Jim September 11 1998 Ragamuffin buddies to salute Rich Mullins San Antonio Express News Retrieved January 11 2011 Rick Elias known in the secular music world for his work on movie scores including That Thing You Do plays guitar and sings in A Ragamuffin Band Richard Robert Elias Obituary legacy com Retrieved April 24 2019 Rick Elias Health Classic Christian 247 October 12 2018 Retrieved October 26 2018 Benefit Concert Support for Rick Elias now diagnosed with brain cancer crossrhythms co uk Retrieved April 3 2019 Sanford Jay Allen RIP Harlequin and Vision guitarist Rick Elias sandiegoreader com Retrieved April 3 2019 External links editOfficial website Archived April 8 2019 at the Wayback Machine Rick Elias on CD Baby https store cdbaby com Artist RickElias Rick Elias discography at Discogs Rick Elias at IMDb nbsp nbsp nbsp This article about a singer songwriter from the United States is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rick Elias amp oldid 1189246430, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
