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In late 1974, Chamberlain was asked to join Jubal's Last Band, a band that consisted of Terry Scott Taylor , Steve Baxter and bassist Kenny Paxton . Marty Dieckmeyer was soon brought in as a replacement for the departing Paxton. Sometime in the middle of 1975, Jubal's Last Band or Jubal (as a shortened form of the name was briefly used) auditioned for Maranatha! Music and Calvary Chapel (without Baxter, who couldn't get off work) in hopes of signing a recording and performance contract. At a Maranatha Music meeting, another band led by Darrell Mansfield , was also using the name, Jubal. The two bands decided to change their names to avoid confusion. Mansfield renamed his band '' Gentle Faith '', and Jubal's Last Band/Jubal became Daniel Amos . Daniel Amos succeeded in landing a recording and performance contract, and quickly recorded their first song for the label, Taylor's "Ain't Gonna Fight It" for the Maranatha 5 compilation. A full album, produced by Al Perkins , followed. Chamberlain quickly became an important part in the sound of D.A. In the band's early days of country/rock, Chamberlain would often launch into a rock and roll guitar solo inappropriately in the middle of "Happily Married Man." In the later years, his guitar playing drove songs like "Endless Summer" and "I Love You #19." Although Chamberlain left DA in late 1983 , he did return on a few later albums including '' MotorCycle '' ( 1993 ) (which he co-produced), '' BibleLand '' ( 1994 ) and '' Songs Of The Heart '' ( 1995 ). Chamberlain was married to singer/songwriter/guitarist/bassist Sharon McCall from 1980 to 2005 . The couple had a band together in the mid- 1980s called Boy-O-Boy , shopping demos and playing clubs of L.A. In 2001 , Chamberlain and McCall recorded a song ("Message From The Country") with pop rocker Doug Powell ( SWAG ), drumlord Ken Coomer ( Wilco , Uncle Tupelo , SWAG ) and session ace Jonathan Yudkin ( The Chain Smoking Altar Boys ) for the Jeff Lynne tribute ''Lynne Me Your Ears'' ( 2002 ) under the moniker, The Balls Of France (TheBallsofFrance@comcast.net). The years 2004 - 2005 saw Chamberlain and McCall join forces with friends to form an all- British Invasion outfit called The Pickled Beats (http://www.thepickledbeats.com). In 2006, Chamberlain once again joined forces with Terry Taylor by lending a hand on the Lost Dogs album '' The Lost Cabin And The Mystery Trees ''. |
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