Rich Mullins

Richard Wayne Mullins was an American contemporary Christian music singer and songwriter best known for his worship songs "Awesome God" and "Sometimes by Step". Some of his albums were listed by CCM Magazine in their ranking of the 100 Greatest Albums in Christian Music, including A Liturgy, a Legacy, & a Ragamuffin Band (1993) at No. 3, The World As Best As I Remember It, Volume One (1991) at No. 7, and Winds of Heaven, Stuff of Earth (1988) at No. 31. His songs have been performed by numerous artists, including Caedmon's Call, Five Iron Frenzy, Amy Grant, Carolyn Arends, Jars of Clay, Michael W. Smith, John Tesh, Chris Rice, Rebecca St. James, Hillsong United and Third Day. During the tribute to Rich Mullins' life at the 1998 GMA Dove Awards, Amy Grant described him as "the uneasy conscience of Christian music."

21 October 1955

Born on the same birth date (21 October 1955): Catherine Hardwicke • Dick DeVos • Fred Hersch

Born on the same birth day (21 October): Allen Hoey • Cameron Burgess • Charlotte Caffey • Fritz Hollaus • Hank Nelson • Jim Hill (broadcaster) • Kane Brown • Louis Koo • Michael McMillian • Ricki Olsen • Ronald McNair

Born in the same month (October 1955): Bill Henson • Dan Gutman • Emma Chichester Clark • Jane Siberry • John Rutherford (rugby union)