It’s pretty hard to capture the story and still-being-felt influence of Keith Green in one package, but Sparrow Records has given it a good shot.
The record company has opened up the vaults and uncovered hundreds of hours of unreleased live concert recordings, festival recordings, television performances, teachings, photos, videos, and even new songs that have never been heard … until now.
The result is “The Live Experience” and a greatest-hit project, which try to capture the immense legacy of Green, who died in a plane crash 26 years ago next week.
Along with Rich Mullins, Green is the best-known Christian artist called home to heaven at a young age.
And, like Mullins did later on, Green left a legacy of well-known songs as well.
His best-known were “Oh Lord, You’re Beautiful,” “There Is a Redeemer” and “Your Love Broke Through,” all of which are church, radio and worship standards today.
Along with “The Live Experience” CD is a four-hour-plus DVD, including never-before-seen live performances from TV appearances, festivals, concerts, and more.
There’s also an hour-long documentary, “Your Love Broke Through,” which tells the story of Green’s life, from a child prodigy performer who came to faith in Christ and then was bolder than bold in his faith.
There are some in our area who will remember seeing and hearing Green at McCaskey High School and elsewhere in the region, while there are many Christian music fans who were not yet born in 1982.
Both will benefit from this new look at one of Christian music’s most-loved and influential artists.