A Ragamuffin Band [SEP] inception
A Ragamuffin Band
A Ragamuffin Band was a musical group founded by Rich Mullins in 1993, when he gathered friends from other bands to back him on his "A Liturgy, A Legacy, & A Ragamuffin Band" album. The band continued to record and tour with Mullins, and even carried on after his 1997 death. The group's name is derived from Brennan Manning's 1990 book "The Ragamuffin Gospel", which defines "ragamuffins" as "the burdened, the wobbly and weak-kneed, the inconsistent
Ragamuffin Band, whose name was inspired by the Christian book "The Ragamuffin Gospel" by Brennan Manning. The band recorded "A Liturgy, a Legacy, & a Ragamuffin Band", which was later named the No. 3 best Christian album of all time by "CCM Magazine". "Liturgy" was a concept album that drew its inspiration, in part, from the Catholic liturgy. The Ragamuffins also appeared on Mullins' 1995 record "Brother's Keeper" and his 1998 record "The Jesus Record".