![]() “Asleep in the Light,” a radio hit, drove home Green’s conviction for the hypocrites in the church. It also had 2nd Chapter of Acts’ “Easter Song.” That same year the Greens started Last Days Ministries with a newsletter that reached 22,000 people. Hits like “Your Love Broke Through” (co-written by friend Randy Stonehill) and “You Put This Love in My Heart” encapsulated Green’s relationship with Jesus. ![]() ![]() 5 spot in CCM’s Greatest Albums in Christian Music. The album, produced by Bill Maxwell, was a commercial success. With vocals like Cat Stevens and the piano talent of Elton John, Green recorded his first album in 1977, For Him Who Has Ears to Hear on Sparrow Records. He longed to reach people through his music and drive them back to holiness. As he attended church and delved deeper into the Bible, Green was increasingly troubled by the hypocrisy of Christians. Growing up in the drug-induced, anti-establishment ‘60s era led them both to reject organized religion and dabble in eastern mysticism. They struggled to financially and spiritually sought after the meaning of life. Green was on the cusp of pop music success until he was displaced by another budding teen idol, Donny Osmond.Īfter a troubled youth, he married singer/songwriter Melody Steiner in 1973. Time magazine called Green a “pre-pubescent dreamboat” who “croons in a voice trembling with conviction.” He was the youngest member of the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, and played on The Jack Benny Showand The Joey Bishop Show. Two years later, Green signed with Decca Records. By five years old, Green played the ukulele and began formal music lessons. His maternal grandfather was a songwriter and his mother studied voice at Carnegie Hall. On October 21, 1953, Keith Green was born into musical talent. He held back nothing and was consumed with loving Christ and the church. Before his untimely end, Green took the world on his seven-year spiritual journey. When musician Keith Green died in a plane crash on July 28, 1982, the world lost a special man whose heart was aflame with the gospel message.
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