Big Tent Revival

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Big Tent Revival was a Christian rock band. They began in 1991 and disbanded in 2000. They did extensive touring in the U.S. and abroad and they were featured at the Harvest Crusades. Their music was known for catchy riffs, distortion, and softer acoustic ballads.

Their most popular songs were "Two Sets of Joneses" and "Choose Life." The former told a story about two different couples. One trusted in Jesus through the storms of life and the other didn't. The latter was used as an invitational for people to get saved at the Harvest Crusade. It was also a pro-life song in the abortion debate.

"What Would Jesus Do?" was also a very popular song of theirs. It spearheaded the WWJD movement that encouraged people to consider what Jesus would do in real-life situations. This song and slogan was also featured in books, bracelets, t-shirts, etc.

[edit] Band members

This is the lineup at the time of the last studio album, Choose Life, released in 1999:

Steve Wiggins - vocals and guitar; Wiggins solo career includes a self-titled album (1991) and Faith That Is Real (2002)
Spence Smith - drums; Smith is currently working in Artist Relations for Compassion International.
Randy Williams - guitar; Williams is currently playing guitar with Christian rocker Jeremy Camp
Steve Dale - bass; Dale is currently playing bass for the multi platinum selling country band Little Big Town.
David Alan - keyboards; Alan is a leading graphic designer.

Prior band members: Rick Heil, who now fronts the popular rock/worship band Sonicflood, having been divinely healed from Crohn's Disease. While Heil is unaffected by Crohn's Disease presently, it is an episodic affliction, as the related article expounds. Divinely healed is most likely a non-medical opinion, but he continues to provide musical inspiration.