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Charlie Peacock-Ashworth (born August 10, 1956) is a Christian songwriter, record producer, musician, and writer. He was born in Yuba County, California. Ashworth studied at the California State University Sacramento before becoming a professional musician. As of 2003, he was studying for a Masters degree in Theological Studies in Missouri.
In 1976, Ashworth appeared in the San Francisco Chronicle in a jazz column written by Frank Kofsky who helped to start Ashworth's career. Since his career began in the early 1980s, Ashworth has received a number of awards, including an Emmy. As of 2003, he had been nominated for five Grammys. He is the only person to have gained the Gospel Music Association's Dove Award for Producer of the Year three times.
With his wife, Andrea, he founded the Art House, a group where where artist and non-artists consider how faith relates to art.