Jimmy and Carol Owens

{{Short description|American songwriting and author couple}}

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Jimmy and Carol Owens were an American husband and wife songwriting and author team. They are best known for the Christian children's album, Ants'hillvania, which was nominated for the 23rd annual Grammy Award for Best Children's Album in 1981.{{cite news |url=http://theenvelope.latimes.com/extras/lostmind/year/1981/1981grammy.htm |title=1981 24th Grammy Awards information on Los Angeles Times website |year=1997 |access-date=March 30, 2007 |work=Los Angeles Times |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070103170040/http://theenvelope.latimes.com/extras/lostmind/year/1981/1981grammy.htm |archive-date=January 3, 2007 |url-status=dead }}

Jimmy and Carol have been married since 1954. Both of their children are in ministry: Jamie Owens Collins is a musician, songwriter and speaker. Buddy Owens is an author and a teaching pastor at Saddleback Church in Lake Forest, California. Jimmy and Carol received the Christian Artists Music Achievement Award in 1986. Jimmy was inducted into the Mississippi Musicians Hall of Fame in 2001. Their God Songs: How to Write and Select Songs for Worship, co-authored by Paul Baloche, was given the WorshipMusic.com Book of the Year Award in 2005.{{cite web|url=https://www.christianmusicarchive.com/artist/jimmy-and-carol-owens |title=Jimmy and Carol Owens - Christian Music Archive |website=Christian Music Archive |access-date=July 17, 2022}}

The Owens have worked with many singers and songwriters, either individually or together, including: Randy Stonehill, Pat Boone, Jack Hayford, Andraé Crouch, Annie Herring, 2nd Chapter of Acts, Barry McGuire, The Imperials, Larnelle Harris and more.{{cite book|last=Powell|first=Mark Allan|title=Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music|publisher=Hendrickson Publishers|year=2002|location=Peabody, Massachusetts|page=[https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaofco00mark/page/663 663–664]|isbn=1-56563-679-1|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaofco00mark/page/663}}

Jimmy Owens died on November 26, 2023, at the age of 93.{{cite news |title=Christian Music Pioneer Jimmy Owens Has Passed Away |url=https://protestia.com/2023/12/01/chrstian-music-pioneer-jimmy-owens-has-passed-away/ |access-date=1 December 2023 |publisher=Protestia |date=1 December 2023}}