Petra

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Petra was a prominent Christian rock band, regarded by many as a pioneer of the Christian rock and of the Contemporary Christian music genres. Petra was formed in 1972, in Fort Wayne, Indiana by Bob Hartman, Greg Hough and John DeGroff while they were students of the Christian Training Center. The name of the band comes from the Greek word for "Rock". With a style initially compared to bands like The Eagles and Lynyrd Skynyrd, Petra's sound evolv... more
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  • 1972

Active as Musical Artist (end):

  • Dec 2005

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Member Period (start) Period (end)
  • 1986
  • 2005
  • 2001
  • 1972
  • 2005
  • 1981
  • 2003
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