![]() “No compromise is what the whole gospel of Jesus is all about. “I would have met Jesus sooner if not for Christians who led double lives.” This led to television shows and a phone call from the music entrepreneur Colonel Parker, who said that if he wasn’t fully tied up with managing Elvis, he would have taken Green on. Green was the youngest person to ever be signed to the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. By seven, he was taking piano lessons and appeared in his first TV commercial at eight he wrote his first song, and by eleven he had signed a five-year recording contract.Īlthough his family were culturally Jewish and practising Christian Scientists, there was nothing spiritual in his music at this stage his early singles were about girls. His career arguably began at two-and-a-half, when he won a talent show. ![]() Green’s mother noted that he could hum ‘Rock-a-bye baby’ with perfect pitch at nine months old. Throughout his short life, his uncompromising lyrics echoed the all-consuming passion for God that birthed his radical lifestyle. Green was undoubtedly one of the most talented Christian songwriters of his generation, although ‘There is a redeemer’, the song most associated with him, was actually penned by his wife, Melody. This month marks 40 years since his passing. Unlike other rock stars, the American songwriter’s death wasn’t the result of drug or alcohol abuse, but a tragic plane crash that also claimed the lives of eleven other people, including the artist’s two young children. Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Kurt Cobain and Amy Winehouse – along with many other talented musical stars – all died aged 27. ![]() Keith Green narrowly missed out on joining the infamous 27 Club. 25 years on from the Good Friday Agreement, the Church still has a vital role to play.Matt Redman: ‘Reverence in worship has become my lifelong pursuit’.Rev Les Isaac: ‘I get bored if I’m in church too much. ![]()
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