Deliverance (rock band)

Deliverance was a German-Canadian Christian pop and rock music band that was active in the 1970s until 1981.

History

Danny Janz, Ken Janz, and Paul Janz formed Deliverance in Lörrach, Germany though the three were from Calgary, Canada. All three were raised in Basel, Switzerland and attended Black Forest Academy. Danny and Paul Janz had already performed together as "Danny and Paul" but joined with Ken in 1974 to form Deliverance – combining the "Janz Team Singers" with "Danny, Paul & Wayne" and created a dynamic new band. Guy Roellinger and Dave McSparran also joined the band during its history. The band released four albums before Paul Janz embarked on a solo career.

The group had a minor hit in 1979 with "Leaving L.A.", which reached No. 71 on the Billboard Hot 100.^[1]

After legal troubles concerning the band's name and a copyright suit the band named itself Janz and recorded a single in 1981 titled Steine which went No. 1 in German Charts. Still they were advised by their attorney not to record a full-length album yet.^[2] The band parted shortly after that when Paul Janz left Germany to go back to Canada.

Discography

Studio albums

• To God Be the Glory (1976)
• Give It a Try (1977)
• Lasting Impressions (1978)
• Tightrope (1979)

Singles

Related singles

• Janz Team Singers and Danny & Paul – "Ein wunderbares Heil" (1971)
• Janz Team Singers and Danny & Paul – "Reach Out to Jesus" (1971)
• Janz Team Singers and Danny & Paul – "Ohne Jesus" (1972)
• Janz – "Steine" (1981)

References

• Powell, Mark Allan (2002). Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music (First printing ed.). Peabody, Massachusetts: Hendrickson Publishers. p. 252. ISBN 1-56563-679-1.

External links

• http://www.canadianbands.com/Paul%20Janz.html Archived 2013-07-29 at the Wayback Machine
• Jam! Canadian Pop Encyclopedia Entry^[usurped]
• Lasting Impressions Blog fan blog

This page was last edited on 1 February 2024, at 16:36