DeGarmo and Key

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Eddie DeGarmo (left) and Dana Key (right)

DeGarmo and Key were a pop and rock style Christian music group that started professionally in 1978. The primary members were Eddie DeGarmo and Dana Key. Eddie played keyboards and sang background vocals, occasionally singing lead. Dana played guitar and did the majority of the lead vocals. Other members included Tommy Cathey on bass and Chuck Reynolds on Drums. The group is perhaps best known for the song "Destined to Win".

Both Eddie and Dana have also recorded solo albums.

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Eddie and Dana grew up in Memphis, Tennessee, near Graceland. The liner notes from "Greatest Hits Volume 1" cites Elvis Presley as a musical influence.
Eddie and Dana were originally in the band Globe and before they hit the studio, they dropped the band (due to becoming Christians), as well as music for a short while, before being influenced by Larry Norman to pursue a contemporary Christian music ministry.
Bassist Tommy Cathey's "trademark look" was a black suit and shirt with a white tie, white fedora with a black band, and sunglasses.
"Are You Ready" from Communication was a cover of the 1970 hit single by Pacific Gas & Electric (band)
DeGarmo & Key were the first Christian group to have a music video appear on MTV. The video was for the song, "Six, Six, Six" which was pulled from rotation due to violent content. (A man representing the antichrist was set on fire)
The album D&K was packaged with a second cassette with identical content, but a different color theme. The package was intended to be purchased at the price of a single cassette, then the second cassette was to be given to an "unsaved friend."
The song "Don't Stop the Music" was a response to the anti-"Christian Rock" position of Jimmy Swaggart.
The liner notes to the album D&K, for the song "Brother Against Brother" included the words "dedicated to Jimmy Swaggart" blacked out but still visible on close inspection.
The height of their popularity was in the '80s.