Larry Norman: RIP

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Larry Norman died Sunday morning. He and Randy Stonehill were kings of the Christian rock scene during my college days. I never heard Larry Norman in concert, but I know his music well. Songs like:

  • Why Should the Devil Have all the Good Music?
  • Shot Down
  • I Am a Servant
  • Why Don't You Look into Jesus
  • The Six O'clock News
  • Sweet Song of Salvation
  • The Great American Novel
  • I Wish We'd all Been Ready (bet you didn't know that Norman wrote that classic)

A while back, I bought the CD, "One Way--The Songs of Larry Norman." A variety of contemporary artists cover some of his best-known songs. Rebecca St. James rocks out on "Sweet Song of Salvation," and Larry Howard absolutely kills with "The Rock that Doesn't Roll."

There is a message from Norman's family on his website, and gobs of messages left on his message board.

Posted on March 4, 2008 09:40 AM|

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