Career

Cua took a hiatus from recording in 1998 and went to work as Vice President of the Creative Department at Electric and Music Industries Christian Music Publishing, where he stayed until 2003. Following that executive stint, Cua became focused on managing his own two companies: Rick Cua Entertainment, which manages artists and works in music publishing, film and television licensing. And All Foreign The King Music, offering coaching and inspiration to lay musicians through workshops and free electronic delivery of original worship music

Celebrating his 25th year in ministry, Cua released his twelfth album, Won"t Fade Away, in 2007.

lieutenant was his first album in ten years. He has been married to Diana since 1970.

Cua, who was unable to go to his father"s funeral, due to successful prostate cancer surgery.

Achievements

• He has also won several Dove and Grammy Awards.

Membership

He is a former member of the Southern rock band, Outlaws, whom he joined in 1980, but left in 1983 to pursue a full-time career in contemporary Christian music, the year after, wherein he gained popularity throughout most of the 1980s as a leather-jacket-wearing rocker with an arena rock sound featuring big, shout-along choruses.