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Billy Ray Hearn (April 26, 1929 – April 15, 2015) was the founder and chairman of the Capitol Christian Music Group (formerly EMI Christian Music Group) the world's largest Christian music label. In 1954, Billy Ray Hearn graduated from Baylor University with a degree in church music.
Myrrh Records, fundada em 1972 por Billy Ray Hearn como divisão da Word Records, foi um dos selos musicais mais bem sucedidos no segmento cristão norte-americano.
Sparrow Records was founded in 1976 by Billy Ray Hearn, then artists and repertoire (A&R) director at Myrrh Records.
21 de abr. de 2015 · WACO, Texas (April 21, 2015) – Baylor University is mourning the death of Billy Ray Hearn, a distinguished Baylor graduate and former University Regent renowned as the “father” of contemporary Christian music. Hearn died April 15 in Nashville, Tennessee, at the age of 85.
13 de jul. de 2013 · Billy Ray Hearn is credited by many for pioneering the concept of Contemporary Christian Music during the late 1950s and early 1960s. Influenced by the folk musicians of the day (Peter, Paul and Mary and others) Billy Ray brought these modern sounds into the church to surprising results.
16 de abr. de 2015 · Billy Ray Hearn, a pioneer of contemporary Christian music (CCM), died Wednesday. Hearn, 85, launched the careers of Amy Grant, Keith Green, Steven Curtis Chapman, and BeBe and CeCe Winans.
A Sparrow Records foi fundada em 1976 por Billy Ray Hearn, formado em música cristã pela Universidade Baylor. [ 1 ] Barry McGuire é o primeiro artista a assinar com o rótulo. Em 1992, Grupo EMI adquiriu o rótulo.
