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Chris Marion (born January 8, 1962 in Belton, TX) is an American musician who shares Elvis Presley’s birthday and his passion for their mutual profession. Growing up in rural Virginia, Chris started his musical career as a pianist for his traveling family gospel group. He started taking piano lessons at age 4 and continued classical training on piano, trombone, and voice through college.
After graduating with honors from Chilhowie High School in 1980, he passed up a scholarship to a Georgia Technical Institute to pursue a degree in Music at Carson Newman College. Although eventually graduating with a degree in Psychology, it was the time at Carson Newman that made end roads and relationships that led Chris to Nashville, TN to pursue music professionally.
Since moving to Nashville in 1987, Chris has toured with the likes of Stephen Curtis Chapman, Tony Elenburg, Shenandoah, Beth Moore and Shannon Brown. In the 90’s, along with Danny Myrick, Chris founded the country rock band Western Flyer on the SOR Record label which garnered several charting singles in the country genre along with critical praise.
As the writer and producer of a variety of children’s musical projects, Chris has received 4 GMA Dove nominations. He has been involved in countless projects involving VBS and other religious products. As a producer, Chris was part of team that worked with Garth Brooks, Doug Stone and the Oak Ridge Boys.
At the end of 2004, Chris was invited to join the famed Australian band, Little River Band in which he plays keys and sings, touring internationally.