Greg Bailey was bassist in the Christian Rock band Petra

Petra (band)

Petra is a music group regarded as a pioneer of the Christian rock and contemporary Christian music genres. Formed in 1972, the band took its name from the Greek word for "rock"...

 since joining in late 2001. Before that, he played with several rock bands, including Stir and others.

Bailey's first Petra show was in a Pethead Convention held at Wichita, Kansas

Wichita, Kansas

Wichita is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kansas.As of the 2010 census, the city population was 382,368. Located in south-central Kansas on the Arkansas River, Wichita is the county seat of Sedgwick County and the principal city of the Wichita metropolitan area...

 on January 26, 2002. He is known to play his cello

Cello

The cello is a bowed string instrument with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is a member of the violin family of musical instruments, which also includes the violin, viola, and double bass. Old forms of the instrument in the Baroque era are baryton and viol .A person who plays a cello is...

 for acoustic sets.

In 2003, he recorded background vocals for one of the band's last studio album, Jekyll & Hyde

Jekyll and Hyde (album)

Jekyll & Hyde is the twenty-second studio album released by Christian rock band Petra. It was released in 2003 by Inpop Records. It is the last studio album released by Petra...

, and he also co-wrote one of the songs. In 2005, he participated in the recording of the band's last live album, Petra Farewell

Petra Farewell

Farewell is the last album released by Christian rock band Petra. It was released in 2005. A DVD of the concert was released in 2006.This is the second live album of the band and it was recorded during the bands Farewell tour in Franklin, Tennessee on October 4, 2005.The concert features guest...

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External links

• Petra Rocks My World