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Larry Norman: 1947-2008

Larry Norman, who was dubbed the father of Christian rock, passed away on Sunday in his home in Salem, Ore. “Larry was my door into the music business and he was the most Christlike person I ever met," Pixies' singer Frank Black said in a press release after Norman’s passing. Black is a longtime fan of Norman's and the two have appeared on stage together and seemed to maintain a mutual respect. It seems that many have some sort of connection to Larry Norman—Pete Townshend, Bob Dylan, U2, John Mellencamp. Never one to be confined to category, Norman apparently had...  read more