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Keith Green

1953 - 1982

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Keith Gordon Green (October 21, 1953 – July 28, 1982) was an American pianist, singer, songwriter, and musician. Originally from Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, New York, Green is known as a pioneer in the Christian contemporary genre. His most notable songs are "There Is a Redeemer", which was written by his wife Melody, "Oh Lord You're Beautiful" written be Keith, Kelly Willard, and Melody "I Want To Be More Like Jesus", "To Obey Is Better Than Sacrifice", and "Your Love Broke Through. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Keith Green is the 2,680th most popular musician (down from 2,573rd in 2019), the 15,156th most popular biography from United States (down from 14,168th in 2019) and the 1,121st most popular American Musician.

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Among musicians, Keith Green ranks 2,680 out of 3,175. Before him are Shawn Lane, Frank Bello, Eddie Rabbitt, Daniel Erlandsson, Jerome Richardson, and Burak Yeter. After him are Apparat, L.A. Reid, Mark Kelly, Ihsahn, Jari Mäenpää, and Pete Willis.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1953, Keith Green ranks 667. Before him are Glen Ballard, Anne Lockhart, James Guthrie, Antonio Villaraigosa, Judy Chu, and Michael Wolff. After him are Diane Schuur, John Sessions, Joaquim Rafael Branco, Carl Hiaasen, Pete Hoekstra, and Russ Feingold. Among people deceased in 1982, Keith Green ranks 312. Before him are Hans Conried, Tom Tully, Bill Eckersley, Harry Jerome, Jack Webb, and Victor Glushkov. After him are Ruth Donnelly, Hugh Beaumont, Will Lee, and Hitoshi Sasaki.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Keith Green ranks 15,162 out of 20,380. Before him are Johnny Whitworth (1975), Colleen Ballinger (1986), Bruce Altman (1955), Ann Veneman (1949), Joel Murray (1963), and Jessica Monroe (1966). After him are Kelli Garner (1984), Tom DeLay (1947), Lance Bass (1979), Dawn Harper-Nelson (1984), Jimmy Arias (1964), and Brandon Adams (1979).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Keith Green ranks 1,121. Before him are Bob Ludwig (1945), Brenda Russell (1949), Shawn Lane (1963), Frank Bello (1965), Eddie Rabbitt (1941), and Jerome Richardson (1920). After him are L.A. Reid (1956), Dr. Luke (1973), Oliver Lake (1942), Lucky Peterson (1964), Jim O'Rourke (1969), and Mundell Lowe (1922).

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