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May 6, 2026
NASHVILLE, May 6, 2026 /Standard Newswire/ — A Band Called LoveSong: The Music & Movement of the Jesus Revolution, a three-part documentary series, will stream on Prime Video at no additional cost with a Prime membership. First released on Prime Video Direct in September 2025 as a limited rent/buy series, it will now be included with Prime worldwide to all English-speaking countries. The series will also stream on SalemNOW and Real Life Network.
The documentary explores the spiritual awakening that followed Woodstock and swept across America in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Hippies, skeptics, and disillusioned young people encountered Jesus, sparking a movement that reshaped faith, music and culture 50 years ago and how it can do so once again.
Scholars describe the Jesus Movement as one of the largest spiritual awakenings in American history. It gave rise to “Jesus Music,” which later evolved into the Contemporary Christian Music industry. Through archival footage, photographs, firsthand accounts, and musical performances, the series shows how music helped fuel this movement.
At the center is LoveSong, a band formed in the late 1960s in the countercultural scene of Laguna Beach, California. Members Chuck Girard, Jay Truax, Tommy Coomes, John Mehler, Fred Field, and Bob Wall brought established rock credentials, with several having opened for acts including Steppenwolf, Chicago, and the Grateful Dead.
Despite early success, the musicians became disillusioned with the era’s drug-infused spiritual searching. Their lives changed after encountering a small church community where hippies and traditional churchgoers worshiped together. That church was Calvary Chapel in Costa Mesa, led by Pastor Chuck Smith, widely known as the “Father of the Jesus Movement.” Calvary Chapel soon became a national flashpoint of the movement.
LoveSong emerged as one of the pioneering Christian rock bands, helping shape what Time magazine called the “Jesus Revolution” in 1971. Blending influences from The Beatles, The Beach Boys, and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, their music introduced faith-based lyrics to contemporary rock audiences, breaking cultural and generational barriers.
The series features rare and previously unseen archival footage, along with interviews and music from artists and leaders including Michael W. Smith, Jeremy Camp, Phil Keaggy, Pat Boone, Andrae Crouch, and Keith Green. It also includes Chuck Smith, Billy Graham, ocean baptisms, large gatherings such as Explo’72—often called the “Christian Woodstock”—and early LoveSong performances. Pastor and author Greg Laurie, whose memoir inspired the 2023 film Jesus Revolution, also appears.
A Band Called LoveSong explores themes of transformation, redemption, and the role of music in shaping faith and culture. It traces both the history of the band and the broader Jesus Movement, highlighting its national and global impact, while drawing parallels between the cultural shifts of the late 60s and 70s and today’s social landscape, making its message relevant for today’s audience.
Website: www.ABandCalledLoveSong.com
Images and Artwork: Available Here
Contact:
Lauren Foss
info@abandcalledlovesong.com
Executive Producer & Co-Creator: Ron Strand
Co-Executive Producers & Co-Creators: Chuck Girard, Jay Truax, Tommy Coomes
Producer and Director: Jerry W Stanley
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