Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
This is Track #8 from the Janny Grein 1976 album "Free Indeed"
Listen to the whole album here - youtube.com/playlist?list=PLSEQSOCHvxds
Janny is another one of those huge artists that I completely missed. Even throughout this project I still hadn't heard of her. But for a conversation with friend of the channel Frank Axel I probably would have missed this artist entirely. Okay that aside lets talk about Janny as she was known in the industry. I read a proper bio of her from Tony Cummings over at cross rhythms (crossrhythms.co.uk/articles/music/Janny_Grein_Paying_tribute_to_a_Jesus_music_pioneer/44596/p1/) which I would encourage you to read but I will summarize it here. Janny was born in Joplin, Missouri and married photographer Bill Grein. She was working in the Nashville secular music industry but after a chance viewing of King Of Kings she saw the light and started working in the Christian industry. Somehow she ended up being found by Sparrow Records in their early years. In fact this album was one of the first Sparrow albums which explains the appearance of Matthew Ward, Nelly Ward, and Terry Talbot on her album. As for the album with got the period correct 70's sound and her vocals have a Carol Pope feel that will become stronger in a few albums form now. It's pretty easy listening but remember this was Sparrow in the early years. Anyway this is where it started for her so if you missed this one give it a listen now.
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This is Track #8 from the Janny Grein 1976 album "Free Indeed"
Listen to the whole album here - youtube.com/playlist?list=PLSEQSOCHvxds
Janny is another one of those huge artists that I completely missed. Even throughout this project I still hadn't heard of her. But for a conversation with friend of the channel Frank Axel I probably would have missed this artist entirely. Okay that aside lets talk about Janny as she was known in the industry. I read a proper bio of her from Tony Cummings over at cross rhythms (crossrhythms.co.uk/articles/music/Janny_Grein_Paying_tribute_to_a_Jesus_music_pioneer/44596/p1/) which I would encourage you to read but I will summarize it here. Janny was born in Joplin, Missouri and married photographer Bill Grein. She was working in the Nashville secular music industry but after a chance viewing of King Of Kings she saw the light and started working in the Christian industry. Somehow she ended up being found by Sparrow Records in their early years. In fact this album was one of the first Sparrow albums which explains the appearance of Matthew Ward, Nelly Ward, and Terry Talbot on her album. As for the album with got the period correct 70's sound and her vocals have a Carol Pope feel that will become stronger in a few albums form now. It's pretty easy listening but remember this was Sparrow in the early years. Anyway this is where it started for her so if you missed this one give it a listen now.
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