List of 1970s Christian pop artists

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This is a list of notable contemporary Christian music artists from the 1970s.

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The Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music (2002) defines CCM as "music that appeals to self-identified fans of contemporary Christian music on account of a perceived connection to what they regard as Christianity". [1] Based on this definition, this list includes artists that work in the Christian music industry as well as artists in the general market.

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  1. Powell, Mark Allan (2002). Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music (First printing ed.). Peabody, Massachusetts: Hendrickson Publishers. p.  13. ISBN   1-56563-679-1.
  2. "Dave Kelly: The Jesus music veteran with the Bob Dylan connection". crossrhythms.co.uk.

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