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- Benny_Hester abstract "Benny Ray Hester (born May 3, 1948) is an American musician, singer, songwriter and recording artist. He is perhaps best known for his songs "When God Ran" and "Nobody Knows Me Like You", and for producing the groundbreaking tween/teen music-driven sketch comedy and dance television series Roundhouse on Nickelodeon. Hester received a television Cable Ace Award for the song "I Can Dream" and a collection of nominations for writing and producing a featured original song for each weekly episode of Roundhouse during its successful four-year run. He has written and recorded more than 25 number one and top ten songs.Hester's recording of his song "When God Ran" touched the consciousness of Christians worldwide, and is the longest running number one song in Contemporary Christian Music history, number one for 13 weeks, and the number three song in the 60-year history of Word Records. “When God Ran” continues to be rerecorded by artists in many languages and musical genres, including adult contemporary, pop, rock, R&B, alternative, and Southern Gospel, making it to the top of the charts repeatedly.The title track from his third album, "Nobody Knows Me Like You", reached number one on Christian Music Charts and became the first CCM song to break the Billboard Top 50 Adult Contemporary Chart, debuting at number 44 on November 7, 1981.Hester's first CCM singles, "Jesus Came Into My Life" and "Be A Receiver", were breakthrough recordings for radio, blurring the lines between pop, rock, and inspirational music, and becoming the first contemporary pop rock songs to be universally accepted and widely played across all Christian Radio formats. His 1978 self titled debut album Benny Hester, re-released in 1982 as Be A Receiver, had an impact on the burgeoning CCM scene, and ranks among the very first “Contemporary Christian Music” albums as the musical landscape shifted with the end of the Jesus Music era and the birth of the industry known as CCM.".
- Benny_Hester activeYearsStartYear "1965".
- Benny_Hester background "solo_singer".
- Benny_Hester birthDate "1948-05-03".
- Benny_Hester birthPlace Waco,_Texas.
- Benny_Hester birthYear "1948".
- Benny_Hester genre Classical_music.
- Benny_Hester genre Contemporary_Christian_music.
- Benny_Hester genre Pop_music.
- Benny_Hester genre Rock_music.
- Benny_Hester instrument Bass_guitar.
- Benny_Hester instrument Guitar.
- Benny_Hester instrument Musical_keyboard.
- Benny_Hester instrument Singing.
- Benny_Hester occupation Music_artist_(occupation).
- Benny_Hester occupation Songwriter.
- Benny_Hester recordLabel Bill_Porter_(sound_engineer).
- Benny_Hester recordLabel Decca_Records.
- Benny_Hester recordLabel Frontline_Records.
- Benny_Hester recordLabel Maranatha!_Music.
- Benny_Hester recordLabel Monument_Records.
- Benny_Hester recordLabel Myrrh_Records.
- Benny_Hester recordLabel Sparrow_Records.
- Benny_Hester recordLabel Warner_Music_Group.
- Benny_Hester recordLabel Word_Records.
- Benny_Hester thumbnail Benny_Hester_Lifetime_Achievement_Award_at_Pepperdine_University,_Oct_2013.jpg?width=300.
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- Benny_Hester wikiPageExternalLink www.bennyhester.com.
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- Benny_Hester associatedActs "The Morticians, Hester & Hilton".
- Benny_Hester background "solo_singer".
- Benny_Hester birthDate "1948-05-03".
- Benny_Hester birthName "Benny Ray Hester".
- Benny_Hester birthPlace "Waco, Texas, United States".
- Benny_Hester caption "Hester receiving Lifetime Achievement Award at Pepperdine University, Oct 2013".
- Benny_Hester dateOfBirth "1948-05-03".
- Benny_Hester format "CD".
- Benny_Hester format "CD, LP".
- Benny_Hester format "LP".
- Benny_Hester format "LP, VHS".
- Benny_Hester genre Classical_music.
- Benny_Hester genre Contemporary_Christian_music.
- Benny_Hester genre Pop_music.
- Benny_Hester genre Rock_music.
- Benny_Hester hasPhotoCollection Benny_Hester.
- Benny_Hester instrument Bass_guitar.
- Benny_Hester instrument Guitar.
- Benny_Hester instrument Musical_keyboard.
- Benny_Hester instrument Singing.
- Benny_Hester label Bill_Porter_(sound_engineer).
- Benny_Hester label Decca_Records.
- Benny_Hester label Frontline_Records.
- Benny_Hester label Maranatha!_Music.
- Benny_Hester label Monument_Records.
- Benny_Hester label Myrrh_Records.
- Benny_Hester label Sparrow_Records.
- Benny_Hester label Warner_Music_Group.
- Benny_Hester label Word_Records.
- Benny_Hester label "Spirit / Sparrow Records (re-issued in 1982 by Myrrh Records / Warner Music Group as Be a Receiver)".
- Benny_Hester name "12".
- Benny_Hester name "Benny Hester - Singles".
- Benny_Hester name "Benny Hester".
- Benny_Hester name "Benny from Here".
- Benny_Hester name "Benny...".
- Benny_Hester name "Hester, Benny".
- Benny_Hester name "Hosanna USA Live".
- Benny_Hester name "Legacy".
- Benny_Hester name "Nobody Knows Me Like You".
- Benny_Hester name "Perfect".
- Benny_Hester name "Personal Best".
- Benny_Hester name "Reason to Be".
- Benny_Hester name "The Iconic Male Voices of Christian Music".
- Benny_Hester name "Through the Window".
- Benny_Hester name "United We Stand/Divided We Fall".
- Benny_Hester occupation "Musician, singer, songwriter, recording artist, music and television producer".
- Benny_Hester otherInfo "Multiple artists".
- Benny_Hester otherInfo "The Anaheim Convention Center Arena - Multiple artists".
- Benny_Hester otherInfo "Various artists".
- Benny_Hester placeOfBirth "Waco, Texas, United States".
- Benny_Hester producer Brent_Maher.
- Benny_Hester producer Maranatha!_Music.
- Benny_Hester producer Michael_Omartian.
- Benny_Hester producer Skip_Konte.
- Benny_Hester producer "Benny Hester & Bill Baumgart".
- Benny_Hester producer "Benny Hester & John Guess".
- Benny_Hester producer "Brent Maher, with the TCB Band".
- Benny_Hester producer "Compiled by Robert Hertwig".
- Benny_Hester producer "Dan Posthuma & Jeremy Smith".
- Benny_Hester producer "Dan Posthuma".
- Benny_Hester quote ""Benny Hester’s classic Nobody Knows Me Like You is the very best Adult Contemporary pop album in the history of Christian Music! Most CCM albums were not really “current,” commercial vehicles. They appealed to a pop market, but were not actually purely pop music for the day. But NKMLY was in a class all by itself. All the while the CCM market was discovering they had a treasure in Benny Hester the artist, who, over the years, has not only delivered memorable songs, but actual classics that changed and shaped the CCM landscape. Most artists would be honored to have one song that could be listed amongst the greatest in the history of the genre, while Hester has a handful! Long before he made a mockery of radio chart records with “When God Ran,” he made a very potent career of not just brilliant hits, but overwhelming good albums within his genre. Borrowing liberally from the hit music makes of the late 70′s and early 80′s , Hester mastered his songwriting craft early and never slowed down. He was driven to be a recognized artist, all the while he was driven to express his faith in original and honest ways."".
- Benny_Hester quote ""His 1985 album, Benny From Here, was a breakthrough effort by the Texas-bred singer, songwriter, and guitarist. It featured a fist full of hits including "To Fill Our Empty Hearts", "Whoever Touches You", "Can I Get To You From Here", "Secret Thoughts", and the smash single "When God Ran", a number one national hit for three months running. It's a track record of which the slight, soft-spoken 38-year-old can be justifiably proud and one that has elevated him, with a single stroke, to the top ranks of contemporary Christian recording artists."".
- Benny_Hester released "1972".
- Benny_Hester released "1975".
- Benny_Hester released "1978".
- Benny_Hester released "1979".
- Benny_Hester released "1980".
- Benny_Hester released "1981".