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The Archers
12+ albums
pop80sSurf70sJesus Movement
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The Archers formed in 1967 and were one of the earliest contemporary Christian music groups in America. They were originally the brothers Tim and Steve Archer, Fred Satterfield, Nancye Short and Billy Rush Masters. Tim and Steve Archer grew up as the sons of a pastor in the San Joaquin Valley, northern California, and began singing in their father's church as a child. In the mid-1960s, they toured with their older brother Gary as the gospel trio "The Archer Bros." This was a pivotal stage in the group's evolution into what would later become known as contemporary Christian music, as they first introduced their own electrical accompaniment, a rare introduction to evangelical Christian music of the period. In 1966, Tim and Steve entered a talent search competition and finished second nationwide. In 1967 they started as The Archers with Gary on guitar. Before long (Gary moved into artist management) they hired additional staff, drummer Fred Satterfied and guitarist and songwriter Billy Rush Masters, and singer Nancye Short. In 1971 they performed with other Christian artists in churches and at Jesus festivals across Southern California and attracted the attention of Andrae Crouch and Light Records boss Ralph Carmichael. In 1972 they went to TTG Studios in Hollywood, California to record their first album, Any Day Now, with Gary producing for their independent label Charisma Records. In 1973 the Nashville, Tennessee JT Benson Company bought Charisma and re-released the album on
