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Thread #109751 Message #2297258
Posted By: Arkie
25-Mar-08 - 10:48 AM
Thread Name: Obit: Larry Norman - father of Christian Rock
Subject: RE: Obit: LARRY NORMAN - father of Christian Rock
Thanks for posting Gargoyle. Larry Norman was an dedicated, influential and imposing figure. He did get good coverage out of the quote "Why should the devil have all the good music?" but it was also attributed to John Wesley, Martin Luther, and others and I have been hearing it for about 50 years. Wesley supposedly made the comment when he and his brother Charles were criticized for putting their words to popular songs of their day. I have read that the quote is not found in his writings and he was not noted for his sense of humor so who knows. It has been around for a while and Larry Norman made the best of it.