Jimmy Abegg

Jimmy Abegg (born December 29, 1954), also known as Jimmy A, is an American musician who grew up in Alliance, Nebraska{{Cite book |last=Powell |first=Mark |title=Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music |date=2002 |publisher=Hendrickson Publishers, Inc. |isbn=1-56563-679-1 |edition=Second |location=Peabody, MA |pages=19–20}} and is currently living in Nashville, Tennessee.

In 1985, Abegg was a founding member of the progressive rock band Vector from Sacramento, California, which included Steve Griffith, Charlie Peacock, Aaron Smith (drums 1985) and Bruce Spencer (drums 1985–89). In the 1990s, he played as a solo musician, then joined Rich Mullins' A Ragamuffin Band and was also a member of Charlie Peacock's Acoustic Trio.{{Cite web |title=Jimmy Abegg Artist Profile |url=http://www.crossrhythms.co.uk/artists/Jimmy_Abegg/8200/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121013164046/http://www.crossrhythms.co.uk/artists/Jimmy_Abegg/8200/ |archive-date=2012-10-13 |access-date=January 21, 2012 |publisher=Crossrhythms.co.uk}} He has created a variety of album artwork for artists such as Phil Keaggy, Michael W. Smith, and Chris Taylor among others. Abegg has written or co-written songs for Susan Ashton and Ji Lim. He completed a series for Vanderbilt Children's Hospital.{{Cite news |last=Megan Frank |date=June 26, 2009 |title=Opening tomorrow at Zeitgeist: Frank Ockenfels 3, Jimmy Abegg and Buddy Jackson |work=The Washington D.C. Examiner}} Abegg also collaborated with Kevin Max on a collection of illustrated poems entitled At the Foot of Heaven in 1995.

Abegg is affected by macular degeneration, but continues to paint.{{Cite news |last=Bliss |first=Jessica |date=February 20, 2016 |title=Nashville artist losing his eyesight, not his creative spirit |work=The Tennessean |url=http://www.tennessean.com/story/life/2016/02/20/nashville-artist-losing-his-eyesight-not-his-creative-spirit/80310910/}}