Background
His father was a traveling Pentecostal minister. Regie played drums in his father"s band at an early age, and eventually left to go to college.
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His father was a traveling Pentecostal minister. Regie played drums in his father"s band at an early age, and eventually left to go to college.
He has multiple credits as a songwriter, producer, musician (keys, drums, vocals), and artist. Isabella has a rare genetic disorder called Angelman syndrome, which causes severe development delays. They also have a son named Gabe.
After college, Regie began experiencing songwriting success with songs recorded by the likes of Kenny Loggins, Maxi Priest, Bob Carlisle, Jaci Velasquez, and Clay Crosse.
He wrote one of the most popular Christian songs of the 1990s, entitled "I Surrender All," recorded by Clay Crosse. Hamm released a solo-Civil Defense entitled "American Dreams" on Universal South in 2003, and this Civil Defense spawned the Top 20 Air Corps hit entitled "Babies," in addition to his success in the CCM market.
The song gained mainstream popularity after it was featured on Delilah Rene"s nationally syndicated love-songs program Society of European Stage Authors and Composers"s website reports that Hamm"s new European Parliament, titled Starlight, was released in conjunction with the American Idol finale on his website, and shortly on iTunes.
The RIAA certified "The Time of My Life" platinum on December 12, 2008 for selling over 1 million digital downloads.
The song was particularly successful on United States. Adult radio. The song reached number one on the Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks chart. In addition to the American Idol success, Regie Hamm has written for Clay Aiken and Lonestar.
He has had over 400 cuts as a songwriter, and has been named Society of European Stage Authors and Composers songwriter of the year 4 times.
Regie Hamm has a solo album titled "Secretariat lieutenant on Fire" and a book titled "Angels & Idols", both due for release June 15, 2010.