Biography: Crown of Roses began in the early nineties and have been together for
about fourteen years. Crown of Roses has always been William David
Jampo and James Anthony Jampo (identical twin brothers!). The other
band members though have changed over the years. The conception of
the band started when William David Jampo and his wife lost twin baby
girls, bringing about their conversion, along with some blessed medals
from Medjugorje. This began the group's spiritual journey. Crown of
Roses have had different musical influences over the years. They have
been inspired by great classical composers such as Strauss, Handel,
Bach, Vivaldi, and Corelli. Rock, pop, and easy listening music has
also influenced them greatly as in the Beatles, Bobby Lamm, and Sting
of Police. The work of the easy listening band Bread, with David
Gates, Larry Kneckel, Mike Botts, and the late James Griffen, has
also beena source of enjoyment and inspiration. Crown of Roses has
also been influenced by the legendary band Black Sabbath. For James,
the closest influences for guitar and vocals are George Harrison (a
former Beatle), Lindsey Buckingham of Fleetwood Mac, Andy Summers
of Police, and Pat Methany. For William, his vocal and bass influences
are Walter Becker of Steely Dan, Geezer Butler of Black Sabbath, Don
Henley of the Eagles, and Peter Cetera of Chicago, Paul McCartney,
Ringo Starr, and Jeff Lynn. Performing live in the Philadelphia,
Allentown, and Doylestown cities of Pennsylvania, and the New Jersey,
Delaware,and Maryland states of the USA, the band has hugged the
east coast region, and has built up a loyal fan following.
Their musical journey has taken them from college concerts, religious
retreat centers, private oratorios, and tri-state concert performances.
Crown of Roses first album, released in 1994, was a self-produced
EP called Crown of Roses, First Water. It received good radio airplay
in parts of Pennsylvania, Delaware, Virginia, and New Mexico. The
album was self-produced and independently distributed in three
countries,and within nine American states, mostly in Christian book
and record stores, college bookstores, and religious gift stores. Crown
of Roses, First Water album has been re-mixed and re-mastered by
Golden Swan Records, and has been CD and digitally re-released for
CDbaby, Oregon in the summer of 2006.
Crown of Roses has never really fit in with the Christian contemporary
music scene. They have developed a unique, classic, Christian pop
sound, and image. With a variety of pop/rock songs and ballads, all
with a deep Christian message, the Jampo Brothers have created
beautiful harmonies and have been compared to the great Simon and
Garfunkel and to The Beatles. They released a double CD on the
Canadian American Records/Golden Swan Records label, in 2003,
called Crown of Roses, Second Taste, with two of the singles
hitting the international charts. In Belgium, in February 2005,
There Will Come A Day was number twelve on the Playlist Radio
Eagle 107.9 FM Report, and INDIE Radio, best Christian spiritual
song. This same single has been given substantial radio airplay on the
east coast of the U.SA. In Australia, in March of 2005, their single,
In Every Moment, AKA Holy Wounds, was number four (Canadian
American Records) on ISON Radio International Network Playlist Report
and remained on the charts for the year. Also 2004, Canadian American
Records released it as a single on the WorldWide Radio CD. It was
also released as a single on the Oasis Inspirational Compilation for
radio airplay. It was nominated for the Pre-Grammy Nominations for
Gospel Performance in 2005. Another single, Precious Blood, has
received great attention by African internet radio stations and by
the Independent Artist Company (IAC). Recently, for 2007, Crown of
Roses, Second Taste double CD album has several other singles such
as Alleluia and Mexico Way attracting many listeners on different
digital partner superstore sites.
Most recently, Crown of Roses have been performing live over the past
year and a half on a café/coffeehouse tour in central and southern
New York, and throughout all of northeastern Pennsylvania, USA. The
tour ended last fall 2006 and the band has been promoting and
supporting the upcoming release of their new album, Crown of Roses,
Third Sign, which is expected to be released sometime in 2007. The
new material on this upcoming album will showcase fresh, exciting,
and dynamic new soundscapes. The lyrics, buoyed by the unique
harmonies created by the Jampo brothers, will reach out, and grasp
you at the very heart of your soul. You will be treated to some amazing
musical moments that the band captured while recording this new album
in the two different studios situated in the idyllic Endless Mountains of
Pennsylvania. In the end, this latest project by Crown of Roses will be
a veritable Pandoras box full of pleasant surprises for listeners. God
bless and thank you for taking the time to drop by and have a look at
the official Crown of Roses myspace site!
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