Harvest (band)

Infobox musical artist
Name = Harvest


Img_capt = Ed Kerr and Jerry Williams.
Img_size =
Background = group_or_band
Alias = Jerry Williams and Harvest
Origin = Lindale, Texas
Genre = Jesus Music
Contemporary Christian
Gospel
Years_active = 1977–1995
Label = Everlasting Spring
Milk & Honey Records
Greentree Records
Benson Records
Associated_acts =
URL =
Current_members =
Past_members = Jerry Williams
Ed Kerr
Paul Wilbur
Tommy Hoeser
Ben Ketting
Wes Aarum
Jeff Seighman

Harvest is the name of the Christian band founded in Lindale, Texas by Jerry Williams in 1977.cite news
title = Jerry Williams and Harvest
author = J. Warner Soditus
publisher = The Lighthouse
date = 1993
url = http://www.etext.org/Religious.Texts/Lighthouse/lighthouse-2.8.txt] The vision of Harvest was to see 100 million people come to know Jesus Christ personally through the band's music ministry.cite video
people = Jerry Williams
title = The Best of The Early Works
medium = Cassette
publisher = Benson Music Group
location =
date = 1992 ]

History

Along with Jerry Williams, the original members of Harvest were Ed Kerr and Paul Wilbur - both music students. Wilbur had met Williams at a church where Williams was the youth pastor, and Williams had been influential in Wilbur's decision to become a Christian.cite news
title = The Watchman
author = C.B.N
publisher = CBN.com
date = March 31, 2005
url = http://www.cbn.com/700club/Guests/Bios/Paul_Wilbur033105.aspx]

Ed Kerr was a mutual friend of both Williams and Wilbur. The three men collaborated on the first two albums created by Harvest: "Harvest" and "Morning Sun".

Later in 1981, Wilbur left Harvest and the group was reformed as a duo of Williams and Kerr. Williams and Kerr were together for the production of many records, including "It's Alright Now", "Send Us to the World", "Voices", "Only the Overcomers", "Give Them Back", "Holy Fire" and "Carry On". In 1982 the magazine "CCM" took notice of the duo in its article, "A Bountiful Harvest."cite news
title = A Bountiful Harvest
author = C.A.B
publisher = CCM
date = 1982
url = http://www.ccmmagazine.com/music/reviews/11532607/] The writer praised the group's vocal harmonies and was especially fond of the song "Because I Am" (found on the album "It's Alright Now").

In 1988, it was the Discovery Broadcasting Network that took note of the band. The network recorded a live video of Harvest in concert. On the cover of the video, the network stated that Harvest averages "over 100 concerts a year,"cite video
people = Jerry Williams and Ed Kerr
title = Harvest - In Concert
medium = VHS
publisher = Discovery Broadcasting Network
date = 1988 ] a large number of performances for any band.

By 1991, Ed Kerr left the group and Harvest became a five-player band led by Williams. With various members, Williams' band produced "Let's Fight (For a Generation)", "Mighty River", and "41 Will Come". In 1992 the band went on an "Olympic and European Tour." They performed in Spain at the Barcelona Summer Olympics and at the Sevilla World Expo. Their tour also took them into Germany as part of Operation Mobilisation's "Love Europe" crusade. Harvest finished its tour with a performance in Holland.

Discography

Studio Albums

Everlasting Spring
* 1979: "Harvest"Milk & Honey Records
* 1981: "Morning Sun"
* 1982: "It's Alright Now"
* 1983: "Send Us to the World"
* 1984: "Voices"Greentree Records
* 1985: "The Best of Harvest"
* 1986: "Only the Overcomers"Benson Records
* 1987: "Give Them Back"
* 1988: "Holy Fire"
* 1990: "Carry On"
* 1991: "The Early Works"
* 1991: "Let's Fight (For a Generation)"
* 1993: "Mighty River"
* 1995: "41 Will Come"

Videos

* 1987: "A Call to Action"
* 1992: "Let's Fight (For a Generation)"

Christian Radio Hits

References

ee also

* Jesus Music

External links

*Jerry Williams' [http://www.epicministries.org/ EPIC (Exiles Pardoned In Christ) Ministries, Inc.] website.
*Ed Kerr's [http://www.kerrtunes.com/ kerrtunes.com: resources for worship musicians] website.
*Paul Wilbur's [http://www.wilburministries.com/templates/cuswilbur/default.asp?id=30431 Wilbur Ministries] website.
*Wes Aarum's [http://www.vintagetruth.com Vintage Ministries] website.
*Christian Music Archive's [http://www.christianmusicarchive.com/artist.php?id=41 Harvest] page.
*One-way.org's [http://one-way.org/jesusmusic/index.html Jesus Music] website.
*CMCentral.com's [http://www.cmcentral.com/missing.html Missing Artists] website.