Kenneth Cope (born June 12, 1961) is an American composer and performer of

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geared towards

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s. His first album, ''Heaven — Don't Miss It For The World'', was released in 1988. His twelfth album, ''All About You'', was released in March 2008. His album, ''Son of Man'', was released in 2018. Cope lived in Houston, Texas, during his high school years and attended the

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. He has been closely associated with the music of

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(EFY), with seven EFY albums having songs he composed. He served as a

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for

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in Switzerland and France from 1980 to 1982. He currently resides in

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and has served as a

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. He and his wife have three children.

References

External links

Official websiteKennethCopeOnline.comKenneth Cope at LDSAudio.com
1961 births Living people American male composers 21st-century American composers American Mormon missionaries in France American Mormon missionaries in Switzerland American male singers 20th-century Mormon missionaries American leaders of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Latter Day Saints from Texas Latter Day Saints from Utah 21st-century American male musicians {{LDS-stub