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But I'm right here

By Larry James
November 28, 2007

Music is power.

Last summer, my friend, Mikey Cunningham wrote a new song he titled "Right Here."

The sensitive and moving lyrics speak to hunger, urban poverty, homelessness and despair.

Even more, the music begs several questions about our inability, our unwillingness to make meaningful human connections to impoverished people in our communities.

Mikey is a member of the Stefano Elliott Band, a local group of Christian musicians from the Southlake Boulevard Church in suburban Southlake, Texas. That may seem like a strange place for the incubation of such music, but then you likely don't know Mikey or his buds!

I'd love to hear your thoughts and feelings after you hear it.

You can also give it a listen by going to this link and then playing the song "Right Here." You can give it a learn more about the band at this link:

Our currency calls it e pluribus unum - out of many, one. Unity in diversity. Rarely will you find a group that embodies this concept more tangibly than the Stefano Elliott Band. The Stefano Elliott band is Stefano "Nino" Elliott (guitar, mandolin, vocals), Kyle Conway (guitar, vocals), Brian McKean (bass, vocals), Mikey Cunningham (keyboards, vocals), and Dave Edwards (percussion).

They are a study in contrasts: One of them started playing his instrument at the age of 5, and another picked up his instrument and learned to play it the night before his first performance - and the others are somewhere in the middle. Some graduated from a private Christian university, some from a state school, and some not at all. Some of them were born Texas, but others in New Mexico, Missouri, and Italy. Some of them have played in many bands before - for others, this is their first. Some are parents, one is not. Their musical influences range from Michael McDonald to Merle Haggard, from Keith Green to Al Green, from Crosby, Stills, & Nash to Phillips, Craig & Dean. Some are early adapters, with multiple computers and fiber optic connections and DVR, and at least one doesn't even have a mobile phone.

And yet, they are a study in unity: They share a strong love for God, and a passion for using their gifts to bring glory to Him and encouragement to His people. Their tight instrumental arrangements serve as the foundation for the seamless harmonies of their vocal blend, and their love for people serves as the foundation for their desire to touch hearts with the good news of Jesus.

To purchase the CD, go here.


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