Richard Douglas Trowbridge Souther was born on 25â¯Juneâ¯1951 in Losâ¯Angeles, California, and later resided in Lasâ¯Vegas, Nevada. A composer, arranger, keyboardist and pianist, he began his career in the midâ1970s as a member of A Band Called David, providing backing for the vocal group 2nd Chapter of Acts and contributing to recordings by Barry McGuire, Phil Keaggy, Annie Herring and Jamie OwensâCollins. In the midâ1980s he released four instrumental albums on Meadowlark Records: Heirborne (1985), InnerMission (1986), Songs Unspoken (1985) and Second Story (1987), the latter two issued under his middle name Douglasâ¯Trowbridge. After signing with Narada Equinox, he issued Cross Currents (1989) and Twelve Tribes (1990); the former peaked at number 9 on Billboardâs Top New Age Albums chart. He produced and arranged Twila Parisâs Sanctuary (1991), which earned a 1992 Dove Award for Best Praise and Worship Album. In 1994 he released Vision: The Music of Hildegard von Bingen on Angel Records, topping Billboardâs Classical Crossover chart, followed by Illumination: Hildegard von Bingen â The Fire of the Spirit (1997) which reached number 14 on the same chart. Since 2002, Souther has issued a series of releases on NortherSouth Music, none of which entered Billboard charts.
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