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Crosswind
Last update Aug 31, 2026

Crosswind came about as Dave Marsh and I (Jim Sutton) became friends. Dave, like me was born in Pennsylvania, and had come to LeTourneau College in Texas to graduate with an Electronic Engineering Technology degree at LeTourneau at the same time I was there. Dave's debut of one of his original songs was in a college sponsored talent show where he performed with Steve Popp. I joined them on bass and synthesizer soon after that. We did a few concert events together under the name Spirit Of Joy. We did cover songs at the time from bands like Second Chapter of Acts and Love Song and a few original songs that Dave had written, including one called Morning Star. The Spirit of Joy tape that documents that band is pretty bad from a recording quality perspective, but fun for me to hear now after all these years for the musical talent we had at that time.

We continued work on more original music together and when Steve went a different direction, Dave and I added some friends from our church to the band and we called ourselves Crosswind. We all played and Dave and Carrie sang in the church worship band which was where Crosswind came into being. Larry Berkley , Rocky Armstrong, Carrie Iwan and later Clay Streed became members of the band through our friendships at our church, Longview Christian Fellowship. Crosswind was not the only Christian band in the area, but we were still a novelty at the time in the east Texas area. Most music groups were gospel singer groups, so we did encounter some pushback on our music style at the time. John Adams, who also attended our church became our manager in time. He was a great support and provided crucial finances for some of our equipment that helped shape our sound. Brenda Waskowiak joined Crosswind sometime after Rocky and his family moved from the area.

To the many people that enjoyed and supported Crosswind, I want to say thank you and I hope this brings back some great memories for you! For those who may not be familiar with Crosswind (that's a LOT of people), thanks for checking this website out! We are not together as a band anymore, but you can contact me (Jim Sutton) for any Crosswind related question or comment and I will get back with you. I am on Facebook and every so often on Linked In. You can also email me at jim@suttonsonline.com.

I have recently acquired a Nakamichi tape deck and have finished the process of digitizing and remastering all of the songs on the Crosswind page. All songs are currently re-digitized with the Nakamichi tape deck which provided a good base recording of each song for re-mastering. The exception is Brenda's song "When I Lift My Voice". That song will take awhile since the one copy I have that was recorded with Crosswind did not record the whole song - the tape ran out in the middle of the song. I think this can be remedied in time through some creative production that adds the missing end section of the song with a recording where she performs it solo - recreating and recording the missing Crosswind instruments and vocals as time and musical talent allows. All new songs not yet uploaded on this website (there are quite a few!) to be digitized from existing tapes will be using the Nakamichi tape deck for the digitization process.

Gotta Have A Rock
Last update Aug 31, 2026

This was one of Crosswind's earlier songs, and the first track on the cassette tape we sold or gave away at concert events. John Adams, our manager who is pictured at the sound board at Rivendell studios financed our recording experience there as I remember. Mike Smith was a friend that sometimes jammed with us in practice sessions and was invited to play some of the lead guitar parts and help with the cassette project. Rocky Armstrong was the original drummer in the band, and did all the drums in the studio for our cassette tape release. Dave and Jim played guitars on this song, Larry was on bass and Rocky was on drums. Dave, Carrie and Clay did all the vocals.

Try Again
Last update Aug 31, 2026

This song was written by Dave Marsh. Dave, Carrie Iwan and Clay Streed did the vocals. Larry Berkley was on bass, and Rocky Armstrong on drums. Dave played the acoustic guitar on this on and I played electric guitar. The session keyboardist that was a friend of the sound engineer (Randy Bugg) played all the keyboard tracks in this song we recorded at Rivendell Studios. So many people seem to live in despair, and sometimes it seems even more so today. The lyrics of this song speak to that despair in a way that few songs I've heard throughout the years do.

Much To Gain, Much To Lose
Last update Aug 31, 2026

This song was written by Dave Marsh and recorded at Rivendell Studios in 1982. It is the third song on side one of our cassette tape release. Dave Marsh, Carrie Iwan and Clay Streed did vocals on the song. Rocky Armstrong played drums, Larry Berkley played bass, Mike Smith, Dave Marsh and I played guitars. I believe we had a studio musician friend of our sound engineer (Randy Bugg) that played the keyboards on this tune. I don't remember how we did this song live after that recording, as the keyboards were a great addition to the song, but the overall sound would not be right with a single guitar. I remember that I would have a guitar strapped on while playing the keys on some songs to have variety in how the songs sounded live. Maybe we did that on this song. We never played to tracks, which was something that some of the "big bands" of the time were doing that made their live performances as good as their recordings. The lyrics of this song are haunting - speaking a message that is as true today as it was then.

Song Of Victory
Last update Aug 31, 2026

Song Of Victory was often the first song in our concert events. It is the first song of the second side of our cassette tape release. Dave Marsh wrote the lyrics and the tune. Normally Dave and I played guitars on the song before we recorded our songs at Rivendell Studios, Pasadena, TX. Several session musicians joined us there to help with the recording. Mike Smith was one of them and another was a keyboardist associated with our sound engineer, Randy Bugg of the Pat Terry Group. As I remember I picked up the keyboard part for subsequent events. This is the studio version where Dave, Carrie and Clay did the vocals, Rocky was on drums, Larry on the bass and Dave and I played guitars. Mike Smith did the lead guitar work on this recorded song, which Dave quickly learned for subsequent Crosswind events.

I Wanna Be Holy
Last update Aug 31, 2026

This was recorded in Rivendell Studios and sung in every Crosswind concert near the end. I've since come to see this song in a bit different way after conversing with a friend, Dan Hudson about the song lyrics and further contemplation on the theology that is implied by the song. In essence, the question is, what do we need to do to for God to love us? The answer is nothing - He just does. How we respond to that love is the destiny of our life. Our striving doesn't make us holy, our response to His love does. It seems like a small distinction, but it created a fork in the road of my life for how my life has been lived. The song still has meaning, but the striving part has been replaced with running a race, of being sensitive to where God is, and not where my feelings are leading me. Our desire to know God starts with His love, not ours - that's what I've come to understand what Scripture speaks to us. Our role is to respond to that love, to form new desires that are centered on knowing our Creator, the one who loves His creation and understands our weaknesses better than we do ourselves. Dave Marsh did a lot of the speaking at Crosswind concerts. Our understanding at the time was typical for 20 year olds that have not lived long enough to deal with serious life issues that can be lethal not only physically, but emotionally and spiritually. Click here to listen to the intro talk Dave Marsh gave at a March 17, 1984 Crosswind concert at LeTourneau College where he talks about how the song I Want To Be Holy came to be written.

Why Do You Call Me Lord
Last update Aug 31, 2026

This song was similar to Keith Green's early on stage ministry. I had witnessed it, as had other band members. The appeal is direct, and the message is clear, right out of Luke's gospel, the 4th chapter, verses 46.49. Dave, Carrie and Clay do vocals which were as close to angelic as humanly possible near the end of the song as produced at Rivendell Studios. Dave played acoustic guitar, Larry played bass, Rocky was on drums for this recording and I played piano. This was a convicting song to play. The song played through my mind for days after we would perform, and even now when I hear it elevates personal contemplation and reflection, as I understand better now the "I am weak, but He is strong" part of the Christian walk that through time builds the qualities that God desires to bring out in all of us.

Gotta Be A Doer
Last update Aug 31, 2026

This was a live recording at LeTourneau in the spring of 1983. Vocals were by Dave Marsh, Carrie Iwan and Clay Streed. Dave played the acoustic guitar, Larry Berkley was on bass, Clay Streed kept the beat on the drums and I played (all of the) keyboards. This was a fun song we did at most of our concert events, and it always had a great response from our audiences. Crosswind concerts had a variety of audience participation, praise & worship, original and cover songs. Sometimes we even worked up little skits to emphasize a song. To hear the skit "Game of Compromise" for this song click here. Game sounds in the skit were from my Yamaha DX7-II keyboard while Larry and Dave stood in front of imaginary arcade machines. Yea, they were still around back then in 1984 and were very popular! It was only 8 years ago then when the first game came on the scene: Cave. Donkey Kong had been introduced in 1981 with Mario as "Jumpman".

Gotta Have A Rock (East Texas Country)
Last update Aug 31, 2026

Even though we were a little "out of step" with the music scene in our area, we did over time "modify" our songs a bit from time to time based on our audiences. This was a July 4, 1983 live recording of a Crosswind concert at Longview Christian Fellowship where we worked up a more "East Texas" rendering of one of our signature songs. This was our home church, I don't think we played this rendition too many other places! The tape has some minor frequency dropouts that could not be completely eliminated, but the song is so unique for Crosswind that it should be available for a chuckle from our friends!

Millions Upon Millions
Last update Aug 31, 2026

This was a live recording at LeTourneau University. The song lyrics speaks from a baby in the womb's perspective. It's hard to believe that what the safest place in the world should be - a mother's womb has been so desecrated by my generation. This song reflects our passion that was directed towards this practice. All of us in the band put our hearts into this song. I don't remember a single concert where the response was negative on speaking out on this issue. Dave was the lead vocal and electric guitar, Carrie did backup vocals along with Clay who was on the drums, Larry was on the bass and I did all the keyboards. Dave Marsh introduced this song at the March 17, 1984 Crosswind concert at LeTourneau College. To listen to what he said, click here. Rocky Armstrong commented after we performed this song at the February 11, 1983 concert at LeTourneau college. To listen to what he said, click here.

Why Do They Turn Away
Last update Aug 31, 2026

Written by Dave Marsh. This was our last ever concert at LeTourneau University before the band disbanded with Dave leaving for the D/FW area for a position with one of his professional mentors in the sound design and installation profession. Brenda Waskowiak had joined the band about 8 months earlier. Clay played drums, Larry played bass, Dave was on electric guitar and I played keyboards. Dave did lead vocals, but we all got to do backup vocals on this one (if you can call them vocals - LOL!), this song was our venture into different musical territory. The song was dedicated to the "wackos" ("techos" really) in the audience, some of whom were graduates back for the weekend. Gaming was popular at the time, so the music replicated the techno sound of the games that were out at the time. Cave, ostensibly the first computer game produced by MIT students had come to LeTourneau through student connections back in 1976, less than a decade earlier. Sweet memories and a great audience!

Merry Go Round
Last update Aug 31, 2026

One of the later songs in Crosswind's repertoire was called Merry Go Round. this was a live recording. Dave Marsh wrote the lyrics and the music. Larry Berkley was on bass, Clay Streed on drums, I was on keyboards and guitar and Carrie Iwan , Clay Streed and Dave did vocals. The band was transitioning after former drummer Rocky Armstrong moved to the D/FW area of Texas. This was one of the songs that came out of that transitional period. this was one of those songs were Dave and I got to play lead guitar together, then Dave takes off with a killer lead while I go back to the keyboards.

Where Is The Fire
Last update Aug 31, 2026

This was a live recording at LeTourneau College, now LeTourneau University. I wrote this song. Dave, Carrie and Clay are singing vocals. Larry is on the bass, Clay is on the drums and I am on the piano. This was written at a time when we in Crosswind were months away from disbanding, and perhaps the song reflected my sense that something was changing - the "fire" was diminishing. The song seemed to make it a spiritual problem, but in retrospect it was just one of many changes in life that would happen to me and others in the band that were not necessarily a loss of our faith and trust in God. Keith Green had passed away nearly two years ago and things in the music scene in our area had begun to change. My perspective on the "fire" of my faith in God has deepened from a purely evangelistic tone to something that is more intentional and personal in my attitude, my source of joy and peace and the way that Christ lives through me. This song, however, will always be a gentle reminder that the passion within should never dim for the One who purchased my soul for His kingdom.

When I Lift My Voice
Last update Aug 31, 2026

Another live recording of one of our concert events. Brenda Waskowiak wrote this song and it always touched a place deep within my soul. The song clarified where my heart needed to be when playing music before an audience. Brenda was on the piano, Dave played acoustic guitar and I played keyboards on this song. The vocals were Brenda, Dave, Carrie and Clay. To me their voices were angelic on this song. The tape had issues at the end, so I patched in another recording of Brenda playing this song solo near the end where the original recorded tape was messed up for when Crosswind backed her up on this song. Love the ending of this song where Brenda hits the high note, and my spirit does fly on that note!

Teach Me Lord
Last update Aug 31, 2026

Teach Me Lord was written by Brenda Waskowiak. The song was recorded at a live Crosswind event. Brenda sang this song many times and I never grow tired of it, even after 40 years. To this day the song goes through my mind from time to time and I remember my reaction as well as the audience's reaction to its message and haunting, repetitive melody. This song was probably one of the ones we heard before Brenda was a part of Crosswind that piqued our interest in playing music and concert events with her and her husband Dean. This song was written at the time when Keith Green was still alive and based near Lindale, TX, which was near enough that we would sometimes attend a Friday night Bible Study at the Brown's house. Leonard Ravenhill held a bible study and prayer meeting there which was often attended by Keith Green and his ministry staff, Buck & Annie Herring and her sister Nellie and brother Matthew along with members of Agape Force. This song fits right in with those times and the passion and love for Jesus that was there in many of the people that lived in that part of East Texas.

Make Me A Light For You
Last update Aug 31, 2026

This is also a live recording at a Crosswind concert event. Brenda Waskowiak wrote this song, one of the songs that Crosswind backed up in concert events. Brenda played the piano and sang the lead vocal and had backup from Dave. Larry played bass, Clay was on drums and I played keyboards. One of the keyboards was a Fender Rhodes which I absolutely loved to play. This song was a good reminder to me that God was approachable, but on his terms and not mine.

Lord Here I Am
Last update Aug 31, 2026

Brenda wrote this song. The original recording was not usable for the first part of the song since the noise was louder than the instruments and just a little less than the vocals. So recovery was not going to happen via any known method. So I used AI to extract the vocals and created instrumentation for the part of the song that was unusable so that the whole song was playable (and listenable!). Brenda's voice in the beginning is a little wonky due to the noise extraction process and the EQ on the tape at the beginning of the song, but clears up in a few measures. When Crosswind performed this song, Brenda and Dave did vocals, Brenda played acoustic guitar, Larry was on bass, Clay was on drums and I played keyboards. This song is one of Brenda's that resonates in my heart years later as the tune goes through my mind and the meaning of the words is revisited. To hear what Brenda Waskowiak said to introduce this song at the August 22, 1983 concert at LeTourneau College, click here.

Just When I Thought I Knew You Well
Last update Sep 2, 2026

Brenda wrote this song and Crosswind put some orchestration behind the beautiful melody that Brenda sang and played. This is a song that has stayed with me throughout life, reminding me that the God I love and serve will always exceed my ideas about His nature and His workings in my life and the life of others. This is a live recording that was made at LeTourneau University in 1984, one of the few concerts where we actually had recording equipment (a cassette deck). Brenda sang and played acoustic guitar, Larry played bass, Clay was on drums and I played keyboards.

I Can Never Be Lost
Last update Aug 31, 2026

Brenda Waskowiak wrote this song. This song was a powerful encouragement to me some years later when I was reflecting on all that had happened in my life and the lives of other band members. The song was just Brenda singing with her acoustic guitar. This was a live concert that Crosswind members were present on August 22, 1983 at LeTourneau College, one of the few places that we ever did a recording of our concerts. The song has aged well, and I hope that it continues to be an encouragement for others now that it is more accessible. Thanks Brenda for writing and performing such a beautiful song!

Use Me
Last update Aug 31, 2026

This song was written and performed by Brenda, a live performance at LeTourneau College in August 22, 1983. My wife Rachel says this is her favorite song of Brenda's based on the combination of the melody, the simplicity of the instrumentation (just an acoustic guitar), and the meaning of the lyrics. From time to time through the years I have heard her humming this tune, so it was about time to include this song on the Crosswind page of our family website. There was a 4 1/2 second dropout in the original tape due to some technical issue during recording - everything dropped in between a click and a thump that brought the music back. See if you can tell where the dubbing occurred.

Someone Loves Me
Last update Aug 31, 2026

Brenda wrote and performed this song. A year before this time Keith Green came out with the album "Songs For The Shepherd" which was a change in the lyrical emphasis of his previous albums. Some might mistake it for softening the message that he had become known by, but it was something that was shifting the author's reflection of the nature of God from His righteous and judgmental characteristics to His merciful ones. Brenda started working with Crossswind and had a similar effect. Her lyrics touched deeper into the mercy and grace of God, while acknowledging His sovereignty and righteous nature. This song embodies that change in emphasis that I felt at the time. I regret that we never got around to arranging some instrumentation around this song. Perhaps someday someone will, but until then, the song is a treasure to listen to for those of us that have heard Brenda sing this song live in the past, and hopefully those who now have the chance to experience the beauty of the songs she wrote. To hear what Brenda Waskowiak said to introduce this song at the August 22, 1982 Crosswind concert at LeTourneau College, click here.

Psalm 23
Last update Aug 31, 2026

This song was presumably written by King David of Israel, the music was composed by Brenda Waskowiak. Brenda performed this song at a concert at LeTourneau College at the start of the fall semester of 1983. There are many renderings of this well known Psalm, I think anyone is missing an angelic rendition of this Psalm that has not heard Brenda sing this song, especially when she performed it live.

He Will Never Let Us Down
Last update Aug 31, 2026

Brenda sang this at a live concert at LeTourneau College in August 1983. Before this song Brenda shared about the life experiences and hurts that she had encountered in life which shaped the words of this song. This is a contemplative song, a song that brings a perspective that is rare today with songs that present a Christian worldview and yet, incredibly (to me) beautiful and harmonious with what we learn about God in Scripture. This concert was probably one of the first times Crosswind members performed with Brenda. Most of the concert was Brenda, although several songs were performed together in this concert. I remember feeling awed at the musical talent and sensitivity that Brenda exhibited during this concert, thankful to God for the way He expressed Himself through Brenda's spirit.

Criminal
Last update Sep 9, 2026

This was a tune that Dave Marsh wrote, the recording was at a concert at LeTourneau College in February 1983. Rocky Armstrong played drums, Larry Berkley played bass, Dave played electric guitar and I played synth keyboards. Dave and Clay did the vocals. This was a very muddy tape that was recorded at that concert, but there were very few times we had the equipment, time or technical help running the sound that knew the basics of recording live. We didn't put much of a priority on live recordings, as we were focused on playing music and entertaining, encouraging and affirming people in their Christian life. This song speaks to a theme I have mostly understood, but lately the idea of God's righteousness and our human incapacity to relate to that standard has been deepened by several Christian authors I have been reading on this subject, one of whom is R.C. Sproul. I'm thankful that our "criminal" sin nature has a Redeemer, and that the song's heart felt despair does not have to be the end of anyones ultimate life story.

More Than You Ever Dreamed
Last update Aug 31, 2026

This song was written by Dave Marsh. This live recording was made at LeTourneau College in February 1983. Dave, Clay Streed, and Carrie Iwan did the vocals, Rocky Armstrong played drums, Larry Berkley played bass, Dave played electric guitar and I played all keyboards. What a fun song to play! The song reflected the members of Crosswind desire to encourage people that the Christian life is more than you ever dreamed. The reality years later is still true, although maybe not with the same nuances that were understood at that time. I recently read an article from Dan Foster talking about seven versions of God We believe in before we grow up: the Protective God, the Rule-Giving God, the Rewarding God, the Disappointing God, the Hidden God, the Spacious God and the God beyond God. Having read the article, this song infers the last version of God - that He is something more than we ever dreamed.

Come With Me
Last update Aug 31, 2026

I'm not sure of the title of this song, but it was written by Dave Marsh for the similarities between a husband and wife relationship and God and the body of Christ, His bride. The recording is live at a February 1983 Crosswind concert event. At this event, Dave spoke about how the song came to be written, and how he also meant for it to be a glimpse of how Christ and the body of Christ should relate to each other. It's rather a long intro, but if anyone is interested in hearing that intro, let me know and I'll digitize it and get it to you. Dave played guitar, Larry on bass, Clay was on drums and I played keyboards. Carrie and Clay backed up Dave's lead vocal. We did not play this song often, but I always enjoyed the meaning and the melody and harmonies that Dave and the background vocalists brought to this song.

Take Me Now
Last update Aug 31, 2026

Take Me Now was written by Dave Marsh. This was a song that we would sing near the end of a concert event and usually Dave would speak for awhile and encourage people in their Christian life and those who wanted to recommit to living in obedience to Christ. Dave, Carrie and Clay were on vocals, Dave on guitar, Larry on bass, Clay on drums and I'm on the keyboards. I've not heard songs like these in concerts or churches for quite a few years now. It's haunting now to remember my parents generation reaction of distaste to the music of the 70's and 80's. That same sentiment seems to be echoing in my generation for the music that seems to capture younger people today. I guess that's maybe one reason why Second Chapter of Acts did an album of hymns to honor the music of previous generations that were being lost to a new generation. Songs like Take Me Now take me back to a time that reminds me of Randy Stonehill's song that he wrote some years ago: "We Were So Young".

Crosswind Introduction
Last update Aug 31, 2026

This track (which was recovered from a low quality recording) was how Crosswind introduced themselves at a Feb 1983 concert to the audience. The beginning of the introduction was unfortunately taped over at a later date (not by me I don't think!), but the essence of the introduction is preserved in what still exists - you'll see what I mean when you have a listen! Having an AI tool with this particular track to balance out the music and hear the vocals and instruments was crucial - on the original track the bass guitar dominated the tape, or should I say saturated the tape. While the quality is still not ready for airtime, I figured some people coming to this website may enjoy remembering the comedic side of Crosswind that liked to be silly at times and give our audience a good laugh!

Receive Ye One Another
Last update Aug 31, 2026

Dave Marsh wrote and performed this song solo in a Crosswind concert at Longview Christian Fellowship on April 21, 1979. The tape quality was pretty bad, but since the song was just Dave singing and performing with an electric guitar, the possibilities began to form in my mind of how to raise the "listenability" of this song that was in Crosswind's repertoire in its formative period. Dave's vocal was more easily extracted from the noise, but the electric guitar was difficult to extract cleanly from the noise. So what you will hear on this track is instrumentation mimicking Dave's guitar style when the electric guitar was unrecoverable and some extra instrumentation that was not present on the original performance. My thoughts are that if we had been able to work this song into our repertoire, this may have been close to the result (sans drums and bass of course). The song itself reflects the desire for Christian community that was prevelant at the time. Keith Green's Last Day Ministry had set up a community near Lindale, Texas, and we had acquaintances that were a part of the community there. There was talk in our church fellowship of building homes in a community that never went anywhere, perhaps due to the lack of finances and a community vision that was strong enough to develop this level of commitment among people at the church. Part of this song talks about the need to be sensitive to the needs of our fellow Christ believers, something that Paul admonishes several places throughout the New Testament. To hear how Dave Marsh introduced this song at that concert, click here.

Morning Star
Last update Aug 31, 2026

Morning Star was written by Dave Marsh. This was one of the first songs I remember working up with Dave when Steve Popp, Dave and I were known as Spirit Of Joy. This version of the song is from a very noisy recording that had various recording issues made at an early Crosswind concert at Longview Christian Fellowship on April 21, 1979. About the only "recoverable" artifacts from the tape were the vocals and the drums. Other instruments were not present in the recording due to noise or altered by the noise when attempting to extract the musical content - the guitars are in this category - when the noise is reduced the guitars become thin and somewhat mushy. Oh well! After hours of tweaking the frequency content, I think I got them sounding as good as they will ever sound from this recording. Maybe someday we can overdub them back in. But it is fun to listen to this early song that had Dave and Carrie on vocals (maybe Larry or I also, hard to tell!), Rocky on drums, Larry on bass and Dave and I on guitars. The bass you hear on the track I had to recreate from what I remember Larry playing - the low frequency content of the tape was basically mush. At some point we dropped playing this song in later concerts, a reason that other band members may know.

Bring Me Through
Last update Aug 31, 2026

Cover Songs

This song was written by Sam (Leslie) Philips and was originally released on the Beyond Saturday Night album. Crosswind covered the song - this track was recorded live. After Rocky had left the group and Clay got up to speed on the drums with our repertoire, we heard about Brenda Waskowiak, or she heard about us - and we talked about doing music together. Brenda had a repertoire of original songs and several cover songs (including this one) that all of us in Crosswind thought were well aligned with our mission in playing music. Her husband was attending LeTourneau which is where we all met. This was a live concert that was 8 months into our playing concerts together where we combined Crosswind and Brenda's songs. I loved the heart that Brenda had on and off stage. Her lyrics and music communicated a passion for Jesus that was authentic. Her husband Dean was our sound man and it is his efforts that gave us the gift of being able to listen to what we were playing back then. Clay was on the drums, Larry on the bass, Dave on guitar and I played all keyboards. Brenda was the lead vocal on this song. The live recording was from a concert at LeTourneau College on March 17, 1984.

When He Comes Back
Last update Aug 31, 2026

This is a DeGarmo and Key tune that we covered, a band that was influential to our musical style and the songs we wrote at the time. I related and tried to soak up how Eddie DeGarmo played keyboards, Dave related more to Dana Key who was the guitarist and lead vocal of their band. Dave gets a little out of breath in one small part, but the context of this song was right after 3 strong vocal songs in this live recording at LeTourneau College. If Dave ever wants to cut in that small vocal part someday down the road I'll be glad to accomodate him! This was a fun song to play with Clay on the drums and vocals, Dave on guitars and vocals, Carrie on vocals, Larry on bass and me on keyboards.

Road To Zion
Last update Aug 31, 2026

This was a cover song that we performed in some of our concerts. This recording is a live recording at LeTourneau College in March 1984. Larry played the clarinet, Dave played guitar, I played keybards and Dave, Clay, Larry and I did vocals. Perhaps not as polished as Petra did it on their album, but playing this song live always touched my emotions and the meaning of the song has stayed with me through these many years. Thank you Mike Hudson for writing this beautiful song and Petra for recording it and performing it for their audiences!

Lord You're Beautiful
Last update Aug 31, 2026

Brenda sang and performed this cover song of Keith Green's in August 1983 at a LeTourneau College concert. From what I remember the audience sang along with Brenda during this song, but the close micking of Brenda's vocal and the piano microphone did not pick that up. Keith Green had released this song on his 1980 "So You Wanna Go Back To Egypt" album, an album that affected Crosswind members and influenced the purpose of our concert events. This is a song that is I believe is best experienced with a quiet heart and closed eyes.

His Ways Are Higher
Last update Aug 31, 2026

Audience Sing-A-Longs

Every Crosswind concert (to my memory) engaged the audience in some simple songs that were popular in some church cultures of the day. Sometimes we played some of these songs that we had just worked up in practice within the last couple days which were at times a "little rough around the edges", but the audiences we played to responded well to the fun we all had singing them with a little different instrumentation that one might find in a typical church at that time in the areas we played.

"His Ways Are Higher" was a fun song that as I remember would get played more often. Dave, Carrie and Clay were on vocals, and maybe Brenda also, since the original recording of this was in a concert where Brenda played some of her songs. Clay was on drums, Larry was on bass, Dave was on acoustic guitar and I was on keyboards.

River of Life
Last update Aug 31, 2026

River of life is one of those sing a long audience participation songs that just came together pretty fast near the end of Crosswind. Remember this was 1983 when songs like these were fun to sing and play - we've got much more sophisticated as a society some 45+ years later with songs that are sung in concert by bands now a days. I'm thankful for the memories and the fun it was to sing about truths that are still true today, but have taken on a deeper, more nuanced meaning as we have lived life since then.

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Cover Songs

Audience Sing-A-Longs

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