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Rick Cua - Wikipedia

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Rick Cua
Rick Cua
Background information
Born	(1948-12-03) December 3, 1948 (age 76) Syracuse, New York, US
Genres	Christian rock, Southern rock
Occupations	Musician songwriter music publishing executive
Years active	1980–present
Labels	Refuge Sparrow Reunion UCA

Website	RickCua.com

Rick Cua (born December 3, 1948) is an American Christian rock singer, songwriter, bassist, author and ordained minister. He is a former member of the Southern rock band, Outlaws, whom he joined in 1980, but left in 1983 to pursue a full-time career in contemporary Christian music, the year after, wherein he gained popularity throughout most of the 1980s as a leather-jacket-wearing rocker with an arena rock sound featuring big, shout-along choruses.^[1]

Background

After recording with Reunion and Sparrow records, he signed to Reunion in 1988, where his works began to take on a softer, more radio-friendly tone that included "sentimental ballads and pop-rock anthems in the style of Michael Bolton."^[2] Cua left Reunion in 1992 after just over a decade of radio airplay including six No. 1 Christian radio songs, creating his own label, UCA Records, on which he recorded three studio albums in the 1990s but received little radio play. He was nominated for a Dove Award and has received various other awards and recognition.

Cua took a hiatus from recording in 1998 and went to work as vice president of the creative department at EMI Christian Music Publishing, where he stayed until 2003.^[3]^[4] He focused on managing his own two companies: Rick Cua Entertainment, which manages artists and works in music publishing, film and TV licensing;^[5] and All for the King Music, offering coaching and inspiration to lay musicians through workshops and free electronic delivery of original worship music.^[6]^[7]

Celebrating his 25th year in ministry, Cua released his twelfth album, Won't Fade Away, in 2007. It was his first album in ten years.^[3]

Cua's father, his veteran guitar teacher, Basilio "Buz" Cua, died on May 19, 2009, at the age of 90 in his home town of Syracuse, New York. Cua was unable to go to his father's funeral, due to successful prostate cancer surgery.^[8]

Discography

Koo-Ah (Recorded at Glaser Recording Studio and Lower Level Studio, Nashville, TN.)

Released: 1982
Label: Refuge
Tracks: Ten
Singles: You Can Still Rock 'n Roll (#1 Christian Radio Hit)

No Mystery (feat. Ian Bairnson on guitar)

Released: 1983
Label: Refuge

You're My Road

Released: 1985
Label: Sparrow
Producer: Dave Perkins
Singles: "You're My Road" and "Don't Say Suicide"

Wear Your Colors

Released: 1986
Label: Sparrow
Producer: Dave Perkins
Singles: "Wear Your Colors" and "This Raging Fire"

Can't Stand Too Tall

Released: 1988
Label: Reunion
Producer: Tom Hemby
Chart position: Reached No. 33 on Billboard's Top Contemporary Christian chart

Midnight Sun

Released: 1989
Label: Reunion
Producer: Tom Hemby
Chart position: Reached No. 29 on Billboard's Top Contemporary Christian chart
Singles: "I'll Be Satisfied" and "Young Boy, Young Girl" (feat. Rebecca Sparks)

Within Reach

Released: 1991
Label: Reunion
Producer: John Elefante, Dino Elefante
Singles: "Message Of Love" and "Heaven Won't Stop The Rain"

The Way Love Is

Released: 1992
Label: Reunion
Producer: Bill Cuomo, John Leslie Hug, Robert White Johnson,
Singles: "What If?"

Songs to Live By

Released: 1993
Label: Reunion

Times Ten

Released: 1995
Label: UCA
Producer: Rick Cua

Like A Cool Drink (with the Ah-Koo-Sticks)

Released: 1997
Label: UCA

Won't Fade Away

Released: 2007
Label: UCA
Producer: Tony Morra
Singles: "Won't Fade Away"

References

^ Alfonso, Barry. The Billboard Guide to Contemporary Christian Music. New York: Billboard, 2002. p. 148-49.
^ Larkin, Colin, ed. The Encyclopedia of Popular Music Vol 2. New York: MUZE, Inc., 1998.
^ ^a ^b RickCua.com: Rick Cua Bio. Retrieved November 2, 2007.
^ "Rick Cua". christianmusicarchive.com.
^ Bialczak, Mark. "A Family Affair: Buz, Nick and Rick Cua Headed to Sammy's Hall of Fame." The Post-Standard. May 31, 2006: p.E5. Infotrac Custom Newspapers. Thomson Gale. Peter Armacost Library at Eckerd College. November 4, 2007.
^ About Cua's All For the King ministry. Retrieved November 2, 2007.
^ About Cua's coaching ministry. Retrieved November 2, 2007.
^ "Syracuse Area Music Awards Hall-of-Famer Basilio 'Buz' Cua passes away at age 90". syracuse.com. May 20, 2009.

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