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'''Sounds of Triumph''' was a Jesus-rock radio program hosted and produced by Gord Driver in Toronto, Ontario, published in the late seventies.
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'''Sounds of Triumph''' was a Jesus-rock radio program hosted and produced by Gord Driver in Toronto, Ontario. Sounds of Triumph was a non-profit organization that produced Christian concerts and radio programs, one of which was produced for Toronto Teen Challenge.    Offices and studios were located in the now demolished Evangelistic Centre at Yonge and York Mills in Toronto; the same Pentecostal Holiness Church that hosted a concert for Mark Heard. The radio show aired on [[WDCX 99.5 FM]] an American radio station broadcasting from Buffalo, New York. Center Sound Productions was the predecessor to Sounds of Triumph.
  
Sounds of Triumph was also a newspaper published as an adjunct to  
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Sounds of Triumph was also a newspaper published as an adjunct to Gord Driver's Jesus-rock radio program. Sounds of Triumph was set up as a non-profit organization that produced Christian concerts and radio programs, one of which was produced for Toronto Teen Challenge. Offices and studios were located in the now demolished Evangelistic Centre at Yonge and York Mills in Toronto
  
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In January, 1980, Daniel Amos and Randy Stonehill wrapped up part of the Amos n'Randy Tour in a Toronto concert, sponsored by '''Sounds of Triumph'''. The event captured the attention of the local press and two television stations ("[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_NewMusic The New Music]" a MuchMusic production and unknown) have produced features on Contemporary Christian music. At the end of the concert, StreetLevel's Phil Mangano arrived with Larry Norman in tow, and Larry was coaxed on stage for a song with the band.(Source: CCM Magazine January 1980 and [http://www.danielamos.com/timeline80.html danielamos.com])
  
  
 
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http://paulwilkinson.files.wordpress.com/2009/06/driver1.jpg<br>Gord Driver (circa 2000)<br><small>photo from [http://paulwilkinson.wordpress.com/ "Thinking Out Loud" Paul Wilkinson's blog</small>]
http://paulwilkinson.files.wordpress.com/2009/06/driver1.jpg Gord Driver circa 2000
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Gord Driver’s ministry in the early days was a media organization known as Center Sound Productions, and later, Sounds of Triumph.
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==References==
 
==References==
 
* [http://www.ccel.us/CCM.ch18.html "Chapter 18: Hits and Singles"]. Baker, Paul. Contemporary Christian Music: Where It Came From, What It Is, Where It's Going
 
* [http://www.ccel.us/CCM.ch18.html "Chapter 18: Hits and Singles"]. Baker, Paul. Contemporary Christian Music: Where It Came From, What It Is, Where It's Going
 
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* [http://www.danielamos.com/timeline80.html "The Horrendous Disc Years"] TimeLine : 1980. Daniel Amos.
  
  
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Sounds of Triumph

Sounds of Triumph was a Jesus-rock radio program hosted and produced by Gord Driver in Toronto, Ontario. Sounds of Triumph was a non-profit organization that produced Christian concerts and radio programs, one of which was produced for Toronto Teen Challenge. Offices and studios were located in the now demolished Evangelistic Centre at Yonge and York Mills in Toronto; the same Pentecostal Holiness Church that hosted a concert for Mark Heard. The radio show aired on WDCX 99.5 FM an American radio station broadcasting from Buffalo, New York. Center Sound Productions was the predecessor to Sounds of Triumph.

Sounds of Triumph was also a newspaper published as an adjunct to Gord Driver's Jesus-rock radio program. Sounds of Triumph was set up as a non-profit organization that produced Christian concerts and radio programs, one of which was produced for Toronto Teen Challenge. Offices and studios were located in the now demolished Evangelistic Centre at Yonge and York Mills in Toronto

In January, 1980, Daniel Amos and Randy Stonehill wrapped up part of the Amos n'Randy Tour in a Toronto concert, sponsored by Sounds of Triumph. The event captured the attention of the local press and two television stations ("The New Music" a MuchMusic production and unknown) have produced features on Contemporary Christian music. At the end of the concert, StreetLevel's Phil Mangano arrived with Larry Norman in tow, and Larry was coaxed on stage for a song with the band.(Source: CCM Magazine January 1980 and danielamos.com)


driver1.jpg
Gord Driver (circa 2000)
photo from "Thinking Out Loud" Paul Wilkinson's blog

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