Chris Marion

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Chris Marion

Background information
Born	January 8, 1962 (age 45) Belton, Texas, USA
Genre(s)	Rock Gospel
Instrument(s)	Singer Keyboardist
Years active	1976–present
Associated acts	Little River Band Western Flyer
Website	http://www.myspace.com/chrismarionmusic

Chris Marion (born January 8, 1962 in Belton, TX) is an American musician best known for being a member of the Australian band, Little River Band and for his contribution to the gospel music industry.

Born on Elvis Presley’s birthday and growing up in rural Virginia, Chris started his musical career as a pianist for his traveling family gospel group. He started taking piano lessons at age 4 and continued classical training on piano, trombone, and voice through college.

After graduating with honors from Chilhowie High School in 1980, he passed up a scholarship to a Georgia Technical Institute to pursue a degree in Music at Carson-Newman College in Jefferson City, TN although eventually graduating with a degree in Psychology. It was the time at Carson Newman that made end roads and relationships that led Chris to Nashville, TN to pursue music professionally.

Since moving to Nashville in 1987, Chris has toured with the likes of Steven Curtis Chapman, Tony Elenburg, Shenandoah (band), Beth Moore and Jeannie Seely of the Grand Ole Opry. In 1994, along with Danny Myrick, Chris founded the country rock band Western Flyer on the Step One Record label which garnered four charting Billboard singles in the country genre along with critical praise.

As the writer and producer of a variety of children’s musical projects, Chris has received 4 Gospel Music Association Dove Award nominations. He has been involved in countless projects involving Lifeway Christian Resources VBS and other religious products for Word Records, Benson Records and others. As a producer, Chris was part of team that worked with Garth Brooks, Doug Stone, the Oak Ridge Boys and Charlie Chase.

At the end of 2004, Chris was invited to join the famed classic rock band, Little River Band in which he is a keyboardist and sings, touring internationally.

[edit] Discography

year	title	artist	contribution
1989	Compassionate Heart	Tony Elenburg (Milk and Honey)	keys/bass/vocals/production
1990	Dr. Newheart's Christmas Cure	Kathie Hill (Starsong)	keys / arrangement
1993	The Don't Be Afraid Brigade	Kathie Hill (Genevox)	keys / arrangement
1993	My Wife, My Life	Charlie Chase (RCA)	keys / vocals /production
1994	Hans Bronson's Gold Medal Mission	Kathie Hill (Genevox)	keys / arrangement
1994	Western Flyer	Western Flyer (SOR)	keyboards/vocals
1996	Back in America	Western Flyer (SOR)	keyboards/vocals/producer
1996	Nic at Night	Kathie Hill (Genevox)	keys / arrangement / songwriter
1997	The Christmas Family Tree	Kathie Hill (Genevox)	keys / arrangement / songwriter
1997	Levite Genes	Kathie Hill (Genevox)	keys / arrangement
1998	Dr. Newheart's Neck up Check Up	Kathie Hill (Word)	keys/arrangement (Dove Award nomination)
1998	Legacy	Chris Marion (NCS)	artist / producer
1999	The Oasis Project	Marion/Myrick/Wood (Genevox)	keys/producer/creator
2000	Fish Tales	Kathie Hill (Word)	keys / arrangement
2000	Black and White	Chris Marion (NCS)	artist / producer
2001	Sketches	Chris Marion (NCS)	artist / producer
2001	Esther-Ordinary Faith	Kathie Hill (Word)	keys / arrangement
2001	Operation Christmas Child	Kathie Hill (Word)	keys/arrangement (Dove Award nomination)
2002	Woven in Time	Steve Green (Word)	vocals/choir (Dove Award nomination)
2002	Good News from a Grave	Kathie Hill (Word)	keys / arrangement
2003	Pieces	Chris Marion (NCS)	artist / producer
2003	Holy Moses	Kathie Hill (Word)	keys / arrangement (Dove Award nomination)
2004	Unashamed Love	Travis Cottrell (Integrity)	keys
2003	Christmas SOCCER Team	Kathie Hill (Word)	keys / arrangement (Dove Award nomination)
2005	321 Broadway	Fanny Grace (Sony/BMG)	keyboards
2006	Rearranged	Little River Band (Compass)	keys/vocals
2007	Greatest Hits Live	Little River Band (Sony/BMG)	keys/vocals