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Elliott Brown Bannister III is a contemporary Christian music producer and songwriter.
Elliott Brown Bannister III [1] [ non-primary source needed ] was born in Topeka, Kansas. [2] [3]
Bannister released one album of his own, Talk to One Another, in 1981 on NewPax Records. [4] It was reissued on the Reunion Records label five years later, featuring a newer recording of the album's final cut, "Create in Me a Clean Heart". The original NewPax version featured Ed DeGarmo on the Hammond B3 organ; the 1986 version featured Amy Grant and her then husband Gary Chapman on vocals. The 1986 version was released as a radio single and gained moderate airplay in some markets. [4]
He has written many songs, notably for Amy Grant. Bannister also taught Grant in his Sunday School class at Belmont Church of Christ. [5]
Bannister is best known for his work in the audio engineering, recording, and production industry. He formed his own independent label, Vireo Records, in 1991.[ citation needed ]
Ellie Holcomb is his daughter. [6]
Bannister was inducted into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame.[ when? ][ citation needed ]
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Amy first befriended, then developed a crush on, Brown Bannister [...] a force in the Bible study group that was leading many talented young people to the Belmont Church of Christ