Larry Norman

[Russ~Anna Lee]

I haven't seen it here...But in Jan...We lost a dear brother that changed Christian music forever... "Why Should the Devil Have All The Good Music.' He was know as the Father of Christian Rock...Larry Norman suffered for many years with a heart condition...He would spend many months in bed and then go out and play a gig...As time went on this was more and more difficult to do...Still he was faithful to the Lord and his calling...I know many will miss him...Even those who didn't know him enjoy the influence he had over the music we listen to today....

http://www.christianitytoday.com/music/news/2005/larrynorman.html

[ProfessorAlan]

He invented the modern Christian music industry .... and then was kicked out of it.

[lynnmosher]

We had a thread on it when he died.

http://christianwriters.com/forums/showthread.php?t=16334&highlight=larry+norman

[Russ~Anna Lee]

ProfessorAlan: I agree...He wasn't the only one...The rules in Christian music are as harsh as the secular industry...business is business...very sad
Lynn: Sorry I am just beginning to understand this forum...sorta...still finding my way around...

[Phy]

He invented the modern Christian music industry .... and then was kicked out of it.

Well, to be fair, Norman was eccentric and difficult to work with (ask Terry Taylor about that) even before the accident on the plane that affected his mind.

I've seen him on a number of occasions, and at his best, he was a pistol. At his worst, he was a terror. But at his heart, he was God's man singing exactly what was on his heart to sing, bringing a sense of professionalism and legitimacy to a weak-sister genre of music.

There's no question that he was uncompromising, brilliant, and shaped things, started something that sadly seems to have become just like the secular music industry it was founded to challenge.

[ProfessorAlan]

Well, to be fair, Norman was eccentric and difficult to work with (ask Terry Taylor about that) even before the accident on the plane that affected his mind ...

Oh absolutely -- he was, shall we say, interesting. He was much more the artisitic and visionary than a businessman and manager.