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24 Mar 08 - 01:47 PM (#2296611) Subject: Obit: LARRY NORMAN - father of Christian Rock From: GUEST,.gargoyle The father of "Christian Rock" is dead at age 60.
Surprised yesterday when informed of his passing. GREAT PERFORMER - No Compromise!
Delightful Writeup - Please scroll down the page to March 02, 2008 for a first hand account of Larry Norman Presents A Going Away Party, reception with popcorn, Cracker Jacks and hot dogs.
He Was Only Visiting This Planet affectionately called "the Frank Zappa of Christian Rock" due to his outspokenness about the record industry. He spawned the phrase, "Why should the devil have all the good music?" Death bed comment, "I feel like a prize in a box of cracker jacks with God's hand reaching down to pick me up. "
Powerful Influence
"His music was an influence on such diverse artists as U2, John Mellencamp, and the Pixies." "Time Magazine once called Norman "the most significant artist in his field." "Over 300 cover versions of his songs have been recorded by artists such as Petula Clark, Sammy Davis, Jr., Frank Black, and Cliff Richard."
"He performed for The White House, twice - and in Moscow at the 80,000 seat Olympic Stadium. He headlined venues like The Hollywood Bowl, The Sydney Opera House, The Palladium and London's prestigious Royal Albert Hall, which he sold out six times, once filling it twice on the same day. In the last 40 years Norman has released nearly 100 solo albums."
Some snippets of his lyrics.
I WISH WE'D ALL BEEN READY Life was filled with guns and war
Children died the days grew cold
U.F.O.
He's an unidentified flying object
THE OUTLAW
Some say He was an outlaw that He roamed across the land
Sincerely,
Great Performer! He was a powerful influence on my life. At a concert thrity years ago his fingers were wrapped in bandaids; having recently broken with the mainstream recording industry his group had been assembling CD's in the early morning hours and with fingers superglued together he used a razor blade to separate them. (You should use acetone - according to "poison control" it is quite a common problem - I phoned about my own similar situation) |
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25 Mar 08 - 10:48 AM (#2297258) Subject: RE: Obit: LARRY NORMAN - father of Christian Rock From: Arkie 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. |
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25 Mar 08 - 12:52 PM (#2297340) Subject: RE: Obit: LARRY NORMAN - father of Christian Rock From: open mike obit, tributes and memorial here: his web site |
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25 Mar 08 - 01:23 PM (#2297361) Subject: RE: Obit: LARRY NORMAN - father of Christian Rock From: GUEST,Bob Ryszkiewicz Rest in Peace... |
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25 Mar 08 - 02:28 PM (#2297418) Subject: RE: Obit: LARRY NORMAN - father of Christian Rock From: GUEST,Appaloosa Lady Very sad news. He was a powerful songwriter and singer. Larry singing 'The Great American Novel' on Youtube |
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25 Mar 08 - 02:48 PM (#2297436) Subject: RE: Obit: Larry Norman - father of Christian Rock From: katlaughing Arkie, he did get good mileage out of it, didn't he? Why Should the devil have all the good music. Awfully young to be dying. RIP kat |
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26 Mar 08 - 05:18 PM (#2298273) Subject: RE: Obit: Larry Norman - father of Christian Rock From: GUEST,.gargoyle Glad you noticed KatL.
Doubt that he is Resting In Peace - there is one tremendous celebration going on -
I like what Vincent vanGogh wrote to his brother Theo (Dear Theo by Irving Stone, Plume Publishing, 1995, copyright 1937 p 360.) ... to look at the stars always makes me dream as simply as I dream over the black dots of a map representing towns and villages. Why, I ask myself, should the shining dots of the sky not be as accessible as the black dots on the map of France? If we take the train to get to Tarascon or Rouen, we take death to reach a star. One thing undoubtedly true in this reasoning is this; that while we are alive we cannot get to a star, any more than when we are dead we can take the train. So it seems to me possible that cholera, gravel, phthisis, and cancer are the celestial means of locomotion, just as steamboats, omnibuses, and railways are the terrestrial means To die quietly of old age would be to go there on foot."
You share a lot in common with Larry Norman.... Ms. KatL... read some of his lyrics.
Spirituality
PAX
Sincerely, |