Keith Gordon Green (October 21, 1953 – July 28, 1982) was an American pianist, singer, and songwriter in the

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genre, who was originally from

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, New York. His most notable songs are " There Is a Redeemer", which was written by his wife Melody, and "

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Early life

Green was raised in the

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(

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). Green took to music at a young age, as he "began with the

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at three, the guitar at five, and the piano at seven."Los Angeles Times, February 18, 1965, pg. SF1 His talents were noted by a major newspaper when he was eight, following a performance of

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' '' The Time of the Cuckoo''. A local review by the ''

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'' wrote, "roguish-looking, eight-year-old Keith Green gave a winning portrayal"Green, M. & Hazard, D. (2000) ''No Compromise: The Life Story of Keith Green'', Chapter 2 of "the little Italian street urchin, Mauro";Los Angeles Times, September 6, 1962, pg. G3 another review commented that he "stole the show". The show was Green's first appearance in live theater, which was held in Chatsworth, California in September 1962. According to the ''LA Times'', he had already done a number of television commercials and made a TV pilot. Green played the role of Kurt von Trapp in ''

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'' starring Janet Blair in the opening production at the

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, a modern 2865-seat theater-in-the-round in

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when he was 10. Green and his father Harvey signed a five-year contract with

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in February 1965, with Harvey as business manager, having written 40 original songs already. The first song released on disc was "A Go-Go Getter" in May 1965, produced by

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, which he had composed and published before signing with Decca. He became the youngest person ever to sign with the

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(ASCAP) upon publication of this song at age 11. Decca Records planned to make Green a

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, regularly getting him featured in fan magazines such as ''Teen Scene'' and on television shows such as ''

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'' and ''

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''. He was a guest on the television game show ''

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'' on May 3, 1965. His secret was "I just signed a five-year contract as a rock-'n'-roll singer." The segment included a live performance of "We'll Do a Lot of Things Together". Green had written 10 more songs by the time that he was 12. ''

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'' ran an article about aspiring young rock-'n'-roll singers and referred to him as Decca Records' "prepubescent dreamboat". The national attention that had been envisioned by Decca Records failed to materialize for Green, however, as

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captured the attention of preteens and teenagers, eclipsing Green's newfound stardom, and he was quickly forgotten by the public. He grew up reading the

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and called the mixture of being Jewish and learning about Jesus "an odd combination" that left him open-minded but confused and deeply unsatisfied.As a teen perceiving his music career had failed, he ran away from home, began smoking marijuana, and used some psychedelics in hopes of finding spiritual truth. He became interested in eastern

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and the "free love" culture.

Spiritual experience

In 1972 he became a Christian and gave up drug use. After Green met Melody Steiner at age 19, they were inseparable, and married a year later.

Ministry

In 1975, the Greens, new believers in Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior, began taking people who needed help into their small home in the suburbs of Los Angeles, in the

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. Both were staff songwriters for CBS Records in Hollywood and used their income to support all who came. Early on, their close friend and Christian recording artist,

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, who was struggling at the time, stayed for a while. Their home was later dubbed "The Greenhouse" – a place where people grow. The Greens continued to open their home but mostly to strangers in need. They eventually ran out of space and, purchasing the home next door to their own and renting an additional five in the same neighborhood, they provided a safe environment of Bible Studies and practical discipleship to young and old alike. The majority were teenagers and those of college age. Much to the consternation of neighbors, there came to be 75 people living in the Green's homes and traipsing down the suburban streets—including recovering drug addicts and prostitutes, bikers, the homeless, and many single pregnant girls needing shelter and safety. Some were referred to the Greens by other ministries and shelters, but most just crossed their path during their normal life at home and on the road. In 1977, the Greens personal outreach became a nonprofit ministry they called Last Days Ministries.Last Days Ministries: History
from the organization's official site. Green also became an ordained minister. Green's initial tone of ministry was influenced by the words of Jesus in the Bible. Later, he was also influenced by his friends Winkie Pratney, and

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, who pointed him to

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, a nineteenth-century revivalist preacher who preached the holiness of God to provoke conviction in his hearers. During his concerts he would often exhort his listeners to repent and commit themselves more wholly to following Christ. Through relationships with

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the founder of Youth with a Mission (YWAM), missions leader John Dawson, and a trip with his wife to overseas missions projects Green saw the worldwide need for missionaries. He realized he was often too hard on growing believers and believed that all Christians needed to have at least a brief stint on the mission field. His assurance of God's unconditional love for him grew as well. This transition is evident in his music beginning with ''

So You Wanna Go Back to Egypt ''So You Wanna Go Back to Egypt'' is the third album released by American contemporary Christian music pianist and singer Keith Green, released on May 7, 1980. The album was listed at No. 49 in the 2001 book, ''CCM Presents: The 100 Greates ...

'' in 1980. He described the changes he went through in his next-to-last article for the ''Last Days Magazine''.

Recording

Green was signed to

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label

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in 1976 and worked on the album ''Firewind'' (1976) with Christian artists

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and

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, and

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.Prior to Keith's signing with Sparrow Records, and two years before the release of ''No Compromise'',

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, of

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, recorded "Don't Wanna Fall Away from You," composed by Green, for his 1976 Fantasy album ''In Touch''. His first solo project, '' For Him Who Has Ears to Hear'', was released in 1977 and topped the charts. His second solo release, '' No Compromise'', followed in 1978. In 1979, after negotiating a release from his contract with Sparrow, Green initiated a new policy of refusing to charge money for concerts or albums. Keith and Melody mortgaged their home to privately finance Green's next album, ''

''. The album, which featured a guest appearance by

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, was offered through mail order and at concerts for a price determined by the purchaser. By May 1982, Green had shipped out more than 200,000 units of his album – 61,000 for free. Subsequent albums included ''

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'' (1981) and '' Songs for the Shepherd'' (1982). When his music was carried by Christian bookstores, a second cassette was included free of charge for every cassette purchased to give away to a friend to help spread the

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Last Days Ministries

In 1978, Last Days Ministries (LDM) began publishing the ''Last Days Newsletter'' from the Greens' garage.Originally printed on a few pages of loose paper, the newsletter grew in content to eventually become a "small, colorful magazine" and was renamed in mid-1985 as the ''Last Days Magazine.'' After Keith's 1982 death Melody was appointed to lead the ministry. By the mid-1980s, the Last Days Magazine was sent out to over 500,000 people worldwide. In 1979, the ministry relocated from the

to a plot of land in

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,Last Days Ministries: Our Story
Last Days Ministries: Our Story from the organization's official site. a crossroads community about west of

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. Within a few years, Last Days purchased additional land, bringing the total to .

Death in plane crash

Along with 11 others, Green died on July 28, 1982, when the Robertson STOL-modified

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leased by Last Days Ministries crashed after takeoff from the private airstrip located on the LDM property. The small twin-engined plane was carrying 11 passengers and the pilot, Don Burmeister, for an aerial tour of the LDM property and the surrounding area. Green and two of his children, three-year-old Josiah and two-year-old Bethany, were on board the plane, along with visiting church planters, John and Dede Smalley and their six children. Green's wife Melody was at home with one-year-old Rebekah and six weeks pregnant with their fourth child, Rachel, born in March 1983. The

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(NTSB) determined that the crash was caused by the

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(PIC) allowing the aircraft to be loaded beyond its operating limitations. The required preflight weight and balance computations responsibility of civilian pilots would have shown it was dangerously overloaded and also outside its weight and balance operating envelope. This responsibility with military pilots is the responsibility of the military

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, and thus he may have, by force of habit, overlooked this responsibility. Don Alan Burmeister was a former

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aviator, but FAA records show he had very limited experience / training in flying conventional (vs. centerline thrust) twin-engine aircraft. Records show it was only a short time prior to the accident (6/9/82) that he completed a check-ride to remove the "centerline thrust" restriction from his pilot's certificate. This check-ride should have fully evaluated his ability to fly a conventional multi-engine aircraft throughout its designed range of operations, but the flight examiner was decertified the next month (7/10/82) by the FAA due to a "history of incomplete or substandard check-rides". Additionally, the insurance carrier (Ideal Mutual Insurance Co.) required Burmeister to log 1,045 hrs of flying time, attend a Cessna ground and flight training course, as well as log 15 hours in a Cessna 414 (C-414) prior to acting as the PIC of the leased aircraft. The NTSB record shows he failed to accomplish all of these requirements. With pilot and eleven passengers, the aircraft was overloaded by an estimated , and the location of the center of gravity was found to be beyond the maximum aft limit. Combined with an air temperature of , creating a condition known as "

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" (high

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, producing a lower climb rate on takeoff and greater danger of stalling), the C-414 could do little but struggle into the air within ground effect, and once airborne was left virtually uncontrollable. These factors prevented the aircraft from ever attaining sufficient altitude, and it crashed into trees less than a mile from the airport. Keith Gordon Green, Josiah David Green (September 18, 1978 – July 28, 1982), and Bethany Grace Green (February 5, 1980 – July 28, 1982) are interred in the same coffin at Garden Valley Cemetery behind the Garden Valley Baptist Church,Smith County Archives
gives directions to Garden Valley Cemetery. less than a half-mile from the LDM property. He was survived by his wife and two daughters, Rebekah Joy Green (b. 1981) and Rachel Hope Green (b. March 1983, eight months after Green's death).

Last Days Ministries continues

Melody Green continued to lead Last Days Ministries from Texas until 1996, when she moved to California and launched Last Days Ministries Online where all of Green's writings are free and his music can be found. The free monthly Last Days Ministries Newsletter is also sent out by request. Melody maintains the Keith Green Facebook page to honor Keith and also shares her opinions on the Melody Green Facebook Page where she interacts with Green's fans and Last Days Ministries fans.

Legacy

Two full albums of original Green songs were released posthumously: '' The Prodigal Son'' (1983) and ''

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'' (1984). Another release, ''I Only Want to See You There'' (1983) contained mostly previously released material. A compilation of his recorded work, '' The Ministry Years'', was released as a two-volume set in 1987 and 1988 and included five previously unreleased songs. Another unreleased Christian song "Born Again" by Keith and Melody was finally released in 1999, 17 years after his death, on the ''First Love'' compilation video and CD. Both feature a two-song tribute to Green by other Christian artists. In 2008, Melody with her grown daughters Rebekah Joy and Rachel Hope partnered with Sparrow Records and released ''The Live Experience – Special Edition'', a CD/DVD combination of 16 live recordings and 4 hours of DVD footage including video of live performances as well as details regarding Green's life and his passing.''The Live Experience – Special Edition''
information from Last Days Ministries site. A greatest hits album was also released at the same time, including 17 of Green's most popular songs and one more previously unreleased Christian song, "Your Love Came Over Me". On November 23, 2009, the EP ''Happy Birthday to You Jesus'' was released, containing a talk by Green about Christmas and another previously unreleased song, "Happy Birthday to You Jesus". A prolific personal journalist, Green's writings were published as excerpts in the books ''A Cry in the Wilderness'' (Sparrow, 1993), ''If You Love the Lord'' (Harvest House, 2000), and ''Make My Life a Prayer'' (Harvest House, 2001).

Tribute recordings

In 1992, several artists joined together to re-record many of the Green's best-known songs for a tribute album called ''No Compromise: Remembering the Music of Keith Green'' under the Sparrow Records label. Artists contributing to the recording include

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, Susan Ashton, Margaret Becker,

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, GLAD,

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, Steve Green, and

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. In 2001,

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released a second tribute record ''Start Right Here: Remembering the Life of Keith Green''. Produced by

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, the album included performances by new contemporary Christian artists

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, among others. At the 20th anniversary of Green's death, Sparrow Records released another tribute album, ''Your Love Broke Through: The Worship Songs of Keith Green''. The 2002 album contains re-recordings by

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, Charlie Hall,

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, Paul Oakley, and Sarah Sadler. The album contains contemporary Christian and mainstream artist

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's version of the song "There Is One", an unfinished work by Green. Composition of the song was completed by Smith, along with British songwriter and Christian music artist Martin Smith.

Honors

On November 27, 2001, Green was inducted into the

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. Melody Green and their daughters Rebekah and Rachel attended to receive the honor for Keith. On April 3, 2006, Green was honored with the ASCAP Crescendo Award at the 28th annual ASCAP Christian Music Awards presentation dinner. His widow, Melody Green, and their daughter Rachel were present to receive the award for Keith.

Documentary

''The Keith Green Story - Your Love Broke Through'', a 2002 documentary DVD about Green's life, was directed by Daren Thomas with Melody Green as executive producer. Narrated by

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, it was distributed by Sparrow Records.

Film

In 2011, Melody Green announced that a feature film about Green's life was in development. After the initial producers failed to exercise their final option to obtain long-term film rights, Melody began to gather a new production team. As of 2013, the film was under development.

Discography

Career releases: 1965–1982

Mainstream recordings

Besides the first disc release in May 1965 (pictured below), two more Decca disc releases occurred before Donny Osmond took the spotlight. Keith-green-girl dont tell me

Christian albums

* '' For Him Who Has Ears to Hear'' (May 20, 1977) * '' No Compromise'' (November 9, 1978) * ''

'' (May 7, 1980) * ''

'' (August 11, 1981) * '' Songs for the Shepherd'' (April 12, 1982)

Posthumous releases

Christian albums

* ''I Only Want to See You There'' (March 21, 1983) * '' The Prodigal Son'' (August 15, 1983) * ''

'' (July 20, 1984) * '' The Ministry Years, Volume One'' (1987) * ''The Ministry Years, Volume Two'' (1988) * ''The Early Years'' (1996) * ''Best of Keith Green: Asleep in the Light'' (1996) * ''Because of You: Songs of Testimony'' (1998) * ''Here Am I, Send Me: Songs of Evangelism'' (1998) * ''Make My Life a Prayer to You: Songs of Devotion'' (1998) * ''Oh Lord, You're Beautiful: Songs of Worship'' (1998) * ''The Ultimate Collection'' (DVD/CD release) (2002) * ''Live Experience'' (CD) (April 29, 2008) * ''Greatest Hits'' (April 29, 2008) * ''Happy Birthday to You Jesus'' (November 23, 2009) * ''Icon'' (July 16, 2013) * ''20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Keith Green'' (February 3, 2015) * ''The Studio Collection 6 CD Box Set'' (December 12, 2022)

Mainstream albums

* ''Keith Green Live (His Incredible Youth)'' (1995) * ''The Early Word'' (February 13, 2009)

Tribute albums

* ''No Compromise: Remembering the Music of Keith Green'' (1993) * '' Start Right Here: Remembering the Life of Keith Green'' (2001) * ''Your Love Broke Through: The Worship Songs Of Keith Green'' (2002)

Bibliography

''(All released posthumously)'' * ''No Compromise: The Life Story of Keith Green'' by Melody Green (1989) * ''A Cry in the Wilderness: Twelve Bold Messages About Uncompromising Faith'' (1993) * ''If You Love the Lord'' (2000) * ''Make My Life a Prayer'' (2001)

References

External links

*
Last Days Ministries

Aircraft Incident and Accident report
(contains text of NTSB report and a great deal more information)

(This ties Keith Green to the Aircraft Registration Number in the NTSB report)

with a view of private runway inside the Last Days Ministries property (1995 satellite photo)
The Keith Green Story, video documentary
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