Siddhesh Joshi (Editor)

Kelly Willard

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
Birth name
  
Kelly Bagley

Years active
  
1978–present


Instruments
  
Piano, mandolin

Occupation(s)
  
Singer, songwriter

Name
  
Kelly Willard

Kelly Willard KELLY WILLARD Blame It On The One The Ancient Star Song

Born
  
August 18, 1956 (age 67) (
1956-08-18
)

Origin
  
Role
  
Musician · kellywillard.com

Albums
  
Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs, Bless My Little Girl

Genres
  
Contemporary Christian music, Jesus music

Record labels
  
Similar People
  
Lenny LeBlanc, Roby Duke, Bob Fitts, Brown Bannister, Chuck Smith

Associated acts
  
Maranatha Singers

Make Me a Servant [with lyrics] - Maranatha! Singers feat. Kelly Willard


Kelly Willard (born on August 18, 1956) is a contemporary Christian musician best known for her praise and worship recordings. She was featured as a soloist on projects from Integrity, Vineyard Music, and Maranatha! Music. In addition she sang duets and background vocals with such artists as Dion DiMucci, Lenny LeBlanc, Amy Grant, Ricky Skaggs, Paul Overstreet, Twila Paris, Steve Green, Fernando Ortega, Keith Green, Buddy Greene, Jim Cole and many others. Kelly has also recorded nine solo projects, currently offered through her website.

Contents

Kelly Willard guitarpartystaticmedias3amazonawscomCACHE4d

Willard was born in Winter Haven, Florida. She began playing the piano at the age of five and composing her own songs at the age of thirteen. She accompanied the church choir, playing and singing in nursing homes, and traveling with a part-time gospel group on weekends. At the age of sixteen Willard moved to Nashville, Tennessee, where she accompanied The Jake Hess Sound on piano. She later moved to Panorama City, California, where she joined the popular CCM group The Archers, and then on to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, where she joined the group Seth. She credits her vocal development to Jonathan David Brown and Harlan Rogers.

Kelly Willard Kelly Willard A Friend So Truewmv YouTube

Willard married at eighteen, joined Harlan Rogers & Friends, and traveled the mid-west until 1977, when she moved to Southern California to be a part of the then current flow of 'Jesus Music' artists who were ministering and recording there. She played keyboards and sang background vocals on projects for artists including Bob Bennett and Roby Duke before Maranatha! Music approached her in 1978 to record her own solo project.

After the birth of her children, she took periodic sabbaticals, homeschooling through the 1980s, 1990s, and later taking care of her Mother, who was suffering with Alzheimer's. In her own words 2004 was, "the worst year of my life." Both parents died, her marriage of 29 years came to an end, and her 18-year-old daughter, Haylie, who was struggling with severe depression, took her own life. Kelly moved to Jacksonville, Florida, and became part of a church support community there.

Her latest album, recorded in 2000, titled Paga, features then 18-year-old son Bryan on bass guitar, and 15-year-old Haylie in a duet on the song "Beautiful Jesus". Kelly explains, "The Old Testament priests who would take incense into The Holy of Holies and burn it unto The Lord. This is called Paga in Hebrew, and it means "to make intercession". When Jesus became our sacrifice ... He made the way for our prayers, praises, worship and intercession to become like that incense unto the Lord, a sweet-smelling savor ... Even with all that I have been through, nothing has changed my relationship with The Lord or the call that He placed on my life at a young age. If anything, I have gained more wisdom through the things (even mistakes) that I have suffered, and am more dependent on Him than ever before. I can testify of God's ultimate faithfulness to His children, and His unwavering commitment to conform us into the likeness of His dear Son, Jesus Christ. And, I plan to keep on singing about it until the very end."

Kelly is currently living in Florence, Alabama, and is writing and recording a new "duo" project with long-time friend, Rene Stamps.

Kelly willard pictorial history infant to adult


Discography

  • 1978 Blame It on the One I Love
  • 1980 Willing Heart
  • 1983 Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs
  • 1986 Message from a King
  • 1991 Lookin' Back '77-'86
  • 1991 Garden
  • 1993 Bless My Little Girl
  • 1996 My First Christmas
  • 1996 Homesick for Heaven
  • 2007 Paga
  • 2012 Message from a King
  • References

    Kelly Willard Wikipedia