Jimmy Abegg


Jimmy Abegg, also known as Jimmy A, is an American musician who grew up in Alliance, Nebraska and is currently living in Nashville, Tennessee.
In 1985, Abegg was a founding member of the progressive rock band Vector from Sacramento, California, which included Steve Griffith, Charlie Peacock, Aaron Smith and Bruce Spencer. In the 1990s, he played as a solo musician, then joined Rich Mullins' A Ragamuffin Band and was also a member of Charlie Peacock's Acoustic Trio. He has created a variety of album artwork for artists such as Phil Keaggy, Michael W. Smith, and Chris Taylor among others. Abegg has written or co-written songs for Susan Ashton and Ji Lim. He completed a series for Vanderbilt Children's Hospital. Abegg also collaborated with Kevin Max on a collection of illustrated poems entitled At the Foot of Heaven in 1995.
Abegg is affected by macular degeneration, but continues to paint.

Books

  • Discography

With Vector
  • 1983 Mannequin Virtue
  • 1985 Please Stand By
  • 1989 Simple Experience
  • 1995 Temptation
Solo
  • 1991 Entertaining Angels
  • 1994 Secrets
With Charlie Peacock
  • 1984 Lie Down in the Grass
  • 1987 West Coast Diaries: Vol. 1
  • 1988 West Coast Diaries: Vol. 2
  • 1989 West Coast Diaries: Vol. 3
  • 1990 Secret of Time
  • 1991 Love Life
As part of Rich Mullins & A Ragamuffin Band
  • 1993 A Liturgy, a Legacy & a Ragamuffin Band
  • 1995 Brother's Keeper
  • 1996 Songs
  • 1998 The Jesus Record
  • 2000 Prayers of a Ragamuffin A Ragamuffin Band only
Collaborative works
  • 1998 Demonstrations of Love
  • 1999 When Worlds Collide: A Tribute to Daniel Amos a tribute to Daniel Amos
  • 2002 Making God Smile: An Artists' Tribute to the Songs of Beach Boy Brian Wilson a tribute to Brian Wilson
As part of Steve Taylor & The Perfect Foil
  • 2014 Goliath
  • 2016 ''Wow to the Deadness''