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Line 1: {{Short description\|American songwriting and author couple}} '''Jimmy and Carol Owens''' are a husband and wife [[Songwriter\|songwriting]] and [[author]] team. They are best known for the [[Christian]] children's album, ''[[Ants'hillvania]]'' which was nominated for the [[Grammy Award]], ''[[Grammy Award for Best Album for Children\|Best Album for Children]]'', for the [[Grammy Awards of 1981]].<ref>{{cite news {{Use mdy dates\|date=July 2022}} ~~\|url=http://theenvelope.latimes.com/extras/lostmind/year/1981/1981grammy.htm~~ ~~\|title=1981 24th Grammy Awards information on ''Los Angeles Times'' website~~ ~~\|year=1997~~ ~~\|accessdate=2007-03-30~~ ~~\|publisher=[[Los Angeles Times]]~~ ~~\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070103170040/http://theenvelope.latimes.com/extras/lostmind/year/1981/1981grammy.htm~~ ~~\|archivedate=2007-01-03~~ ~~\|deadurl=yes~~ ~~\|df=~~ }}</ref> They have worked with many other singers and songwriters by themselves and together ([[Randy Stonehill]], [[Pat Boone]], [[Dean Jones (actor)\|Dean Jones]], [[Jack Hayford]], [[Andrae Crouch]], [[Annie Herring]], [[Matthew Ward (singer)\|Matthew Ward]], [[2nd Chapter of Acts]], [[Barry McGuire]], [[Jamie Owens-Collins]], [[The Imperials]], [[Michael and Stormie Omartian]], [[Larnelle Harris]], [[Paul Baloche]], [[Darlene Zschech]], Bob Fitts, [[Graham Kendrick]], and more). '''Jimmy and Carol Owens''' were 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> ==Partial bibliography==▼ ~~Musicals:~~ 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> The Owens have worked with many singers and songwriters, either individually or together, including: [[Randy Stonehill]], [[Pat Boone]], [[Jack Hayford]], [[Andraé 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> ▲==~~Partial~~ 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> ''Show Me!: A Love and Concern Musical'' (1971) ''Come Together: A Musical Experience in Love'' (1972) Line 19 ⟶ 18: ''The Glory of Christmas: A Musical'' (1980) ''[[Ants'hillvania]]'' (1981) ''[[Candle (band)\|Ants'hillvania II: The Honeydew Adventure]]'' (1983) ''The Victor'' (1984) ''Come Together Again: A Musical Experience in Worship and Commitment'' (1986) ''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}} ''Restoring a Nation's Foundations: Prayer Strategies and Action Plans'' (2007) {{ISBN\|978-1-59979-224-8}} "''Pre-Prayer-ing the Way: A Prayer Manual for Outreach teams"'' (2012) {{ISBN\|978-0-9850953-0-7}} "''Sussex Cove: A Novel of Suspense'' (2012) {{ISBN\|978-0-9850953-2-1}} ==References==▼ {{Reflist}}▼ ==External links==▼ [http://jimmyandcarolowens.com/ Jimmy and Carol Owens official website] ▲== References == ▲{{Reflist}} ▲== External links == * {{official website\|http://jimmyandcarolowens.com/}} (Taken over by web squatters) * {{discogs artist\|Jimmy & Carol Owens}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Owens, Jimmy And Carol}} ~~[[Category:Living people]]~~ [[Category:Married couples]] [[Category:Place of birth missing (living people)]]