Dogs of Peace

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Dogs of Peace
Origin Nashville, Tennessee
Genres
Years active1995 (1995)–present
Labels
Website dogsofpeace.com
Members Gordon Kennedy
Jimmie Lee Sloas
Blair Masters
John Hammond
Jeff Balding

Dogs of Peace are an American Christian rock band from Nashville, Tennessee, and they started making music together in 1995. They have released two studio albums, Speak (1996) and Heel (2016).

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Background

The band are session musicians from Nashville, Tennessee, where they formed in 1995 with vocalist and guitarist, Gordon Kennedy of White Heart, vocalist and bassist, Jimmie Lee Sloas of The Imperials, background vocalist and keyboardist, Blair Masters, drummer and percussionist, John Hammond, and music engineer and music producer, Jeff Balding. [1] [2]

Music history

Their first studio album, Speak, was released on February 22, 1996, by Sparrow Records. [3] The second studio album, Heel , was released by Suite 28 Records, on April 22, 2016. [4] [5] Kennedy talked to New Release Today about the song "He's the Light of the World". [6]

Members

Discography

Studio albums

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References

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