Ken Tamplin

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Ken Tamplin
Born 11 December 1963 (1963-12-11) (age 44)
Long Beach, California, United States
Genre(s) Christian Rock
Hard Rock
Occupation(s) Musician, Songwriter, Producer
Instrument(s) Guitar, Vocals
Years active 1988 - Present
Associated acts Shout
Joshua
Magdallan
Website Ken Tamplin Online


Ken Tamplin (born December 11, 1963) is an American Christian Rock performer. Tamplin is known for his 4 octave vocal range and has composed music for television and movies. Ken is a keen amateur taxidermist and has a number of specimens in the Los Angeles Natural History Museum.

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[edit] Early years

Ken began playing guitar at age six and singing at age nine. Despite being raised in a Christian home, he was not openly Christian until some time before he began his musical career. When he was 12 years old, a homemade rocket he made exploded and caused him serious injury. With his spleen and part of his colon destroyed, it was thought by doctors that he would have to wear a colostomy bag for the rest of his life. One day an X-ray showed that somehow the colon had fused back together. His family believed that, because doctors could not explain his complete healing, prayer alone healed him.

Tamplin overdosed on angel dust four times, used and sold cocaine, hash and other drugs before the age of 14, when he became a Christian again. "I've been on fire for Him ever since", Tamplin was quoted as saying. [1]

[edit] Career

He is one of the founding members of the group Shout, along with Chuck King.

Tamplin is cousin to former Van Halen frontman, Sammy Hagar.[2]

[edit] Bands

[edit] Awards

  • 1994 Dove Award for Best Heavy Metal Songs: "Dancing on a Volcano" & "Testify"
  • 1989 Dove Award for Best Heavy Metal Album: Shout / "In Your Face"
  • 1989 Dove Award for Best Heavy Metal Song: Shout / "Give Me An Answer"

[edit] Nominations

  • 1996 Dove Award Nomination for Best Metal/Hard Rock Album "In the Witness Box"
  • 1996 Dove Award Nomination for Best Metal/Hard Rock Song "Death By Inches?"
  • 1995 Dove Award Nomination for Best Metal/Hard Rock Song "In the Lap of Legends"
  • 1994 Dove Award Nomination for Best Metal/Hard Rock Album "Tamplin"
  • 1992 Dove Award Nomination for Best Metal/Hard Rock Album Magdallan / "Big Bang"
  • 1991 Dove Award Nomination for Best Metal/Hard Rock Album "An Axe To Grind"
  • 1988 Dove Award Nomination for Best Metal/Hard Rock Song Shout / "It Won't Be Long"
  • 1988 Dove Award Nomination for Best Metal/Hard Rock Song Shout / "Shout"

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

  • 1990 - An Axe To Grind
  • 1991 - Soul Survivor
  • 1993 - Tamplin
  • 1995 - In The Witness Box
  • 1995 - We The People
  • 2001 - Where Love Is
  • 2003 - Wake The Nations

[edit] References

  1. ^ CCM Magazine August 1989
  2. ^ "What Sammy Hagar Sez" (July/August 1997). HM Magazine (66). ISSN 1066-6923. 

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