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{{Short description|American songwriting and author couple}}
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'''Jimmy and Carol Owens''' arewere an American husband and wife [[Songwriter|songwriting]] and [[author]] team. They are best known for the [[Christian music|Christian]] children's album, ''[[Ants'hillvania]]'', which was nominated for the [[23rd Annual Grammy Awards|23rd annual]] [[Grammy Award for Best Children's Album]] in 1981.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://theenvelope.latimes.com/extras/lostmind/year/1981/1981grammy.htm |title=1981 24th Grammy Awards information on ''Los Angeles Times'' website |year=1997 |access-date=March 30, 2007 |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070103170040/http://theenvelope.latimes.com/extras/lostmind/year/1981/1981grammy.htm |archive-date=January 3, 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
 
Jimmy and Carol have been married since 1954. Both of their children are in ministry: Jamie Owens Collins is a [[musician]], songwriter and [[Public speaking|speaker]]. Buddy Owens is an author and a teaching [[pastor]] at [[Saddleback Church]] in [[Lake Forest, California]]. Jimmy and Carol received the Christian Artists Music Achievement Award in 1986. Jimmy was inducted into the [[Mississippi Musicians Hall of Fame]] in 2001. ''Their God Songs: How to Write and Select Songs for Worship'', co-authored by [[Paul Baloche]], was given the WorshipMusic.com Book of the Year Award in 2005.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.christianmusicarchive.com/artist/jimmy-and-carol-owens |title=Jimmy and Carol Owens - Christian Music Archive |website=Christian Music Archive |access-date=July 17, 2022}}</ref>
They Owens have worked with many other singers and songwriters, either individually or together. This includes: [[Randy Stonehill]], [[Pat Boone]], [[Jack Hayford]], [[Andrae Crouch]], [[Annie Herring]], [[2nd Chapter of Acts]], [[Barry McGuire]], [[The Imperials]], [[Larnelle Harris]] and more.<ref name="EofCCM">{{cite book|last=Powell|first=Mark Allan|title=Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music|publisher=Hendrickson Publishers|year=2002|location=Peabody, Massachusetts|page=[https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaofco00mark/page/663 663–664]|isbn=1-56563-679-1|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaofco00mark/page/663}}</ref>▼
 
▲TheyThe Owens have worked with many other singers and songwriters, either individually or together. This, includesincluding: [[Randy Stonehill]], [[Pat Boone]], [[Jack Hayford]], [[AndraeAndraé Crouch]], [[Annie Herring]], [[2nd Chapter of Acts]], [[Barry McGuire]], [[The Imperials]], [[Larnelle Harris]] and more.<ref name="EofCCM">{{cite book|last=Powell|first=Mark Allan|title=Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music|publisher=Hendrickson Publishers|year=2002|location=Peabody, Massachusetts|page=[https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaofco00mark/page/663 663–664]|isbn=1-56563-679-1|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaofco00mark/page/663}}</ref>
 
Jimmy Owens died on November 26, 2023, at the age of 93.<ref>{{cite news |title=Christian Music Pioneer Jimmy Owens Has Passed Away |url=https://protestia.com/2023/12/01/chrstian-music-pioneer-jimmy-owens-has-passed-away/ |access-date=1 December 2023 |publisher=Protestia |date=1 December 2023}}</ref>
 
== Selective bibliography ==
'''Musicals'''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/jimmy-and-carol-owens-mn0001182564/discography |title=Jimmy and Carol Owens Albums and Discography |website=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=July 14, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/jimmy-and-carol-owens-mn0001182564/songs |title=Jimmy and Carol Owens Best Songs List: Top, New & Old |website=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=July 14, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/artist/jimmy-carol-owens/220240461 |title=Jimmy & Carol Owens on Apple Music |website=[[Apple Music]] |access-date=July 17, 2022}}</ref>
'''Musicals'''
*''Show Me!: A Love and Concern Musical'' (1971)
*''Come Together: A Musical Experience in Love'' (1972)
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*''Heal Our Land: Praise and Prayer to Change a Nation'' (1995)
 
'''Books'''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://newhopemusic.com/FCSongwriters/FCSJimmyAndCarolOwens.htm |title=New Hope Music - Featured Christian Songwriters: Jimmy and Carol Owens |website=New Hope Music |date=2005 |access-date=July 17, 2022}}</ref>
'''Books'''
*''Words and Music: A Guide to Writing, Selecting and Enjoying Christian Songs'' (1984) {{ISBN|3-01-000673-X}}
*''God Songs: How to Write & Select Songs for Worship'' Written with Paul Baloche (2005) {{ISBN|1-933150-03-3}}
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== External links ==
* {{official website|http://jimmyandcarolowens.com/}} (Taken over by web squatters)
* {{discogs artist|Jimmy & Carol Owens}}
 
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