Randy Rigby
A producer, recording artist, session musician and composer who has enjoyed success in both the secular and CCM arenas, Randy Rigby first surfaced during the late '70’s as a guitarist and keyboardist with the 1978 Maranatha! Music label release “Bethlehem”, a pioneering CCM country rock band. Besides this Billboard charting group, Randy performed with many other Maranatha! Music artists - Oden Fond (Mustard Seed Faith), Darrell Mansfield (Gentle Faith), etc.
In the 80s, he and producer/arranger John Wimber (Righteous Brothers) produced a new series of modern worship recordings, entitled “Songs of The Vineyard” that received worldwide attention. Randy’s production work from this era contributed heavily to the platinum awarded WOW: WORSHIP series from Sony Entertainment as well as the TIME/LIFE “Songs 4 Worship” compilations.
In the 90's, Randy enjoyed success from his label and production collaborations with the Violet Burning, with their second recording “Strength”, a secular underground hit, as well a charting Billboard CCM album. He toured extensively with Richie Furay (Poco, Buffalo Springfield) as well as producing Richie's "In My Father's House" during this time.
In the early 2000's, many of Randy's productions found their way to many Billboard charting compilations; The WOW WORSHIP series, TIME/LIFE''s Songs 4 Worship series, recordings for Vineyard Music, Maranatha! Music, etc. Randy also performed regularly with Bill Medley's band (Righteous Brothers) and his daughter McKenna from 2003-05.
Randy continues producing music at his production home in Denver, Colorado, as well as running a publishing company, record label and touring with many artists including his own band, BLUE LATITUDE, DANNY DANIELS & NATALY LOLA.