Bob Kilpatrick (born in Louisville, Kentucky, 25 October 1952) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, broadcaster, and inventor.

Musical history

Kilpatrick, of

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descent, is best known for composing the gospel standard "In My Life Lord Be Glorified". Kilpatrick's live musical output is a mix of

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and

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. As a songwriter, Kilpatrick has garnered critical and popular acclaim for his work. His 2003 compilation album ''

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'' documents his many musical influences that are highlighted with a live version of ''

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''. In 2006, Kilpatrick released ''This Changes Everything''. This was inspired by the passing of one of his spiritual mentors and also contains direct references to his Christian faith. Kilpatrick is also a national spokesman for the

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-based children's charity

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and travels frequently for musical and Christian ministry purposes (he is also an

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) and is a regular contributor to the

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Summits that occur in the

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Discography

*This Changes Everything 2006 *The Studio Collection 2005 *The Live Collection 2005 *Let It Shine Like That 2003 *Think, Pray, Groove 2003 *Face to Face 2000 *Find It Here 1999 *Songs For God 1998 (featuring Geoff Thurman, Chris Falson & Will Derryberry) *An Evening in Sacramento 1998 *Prints 1997 *Lord Be Glorifed 1996 *Won By One 1992 *The Long March...plus some 1990

References

External links

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Fair Oaks Music
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kilpatrick, Bob American performers of Christian music Living people Musicians from Louisville, Kentucky American male singer-songwriters Singer-songwriters from Kentucky 1952 births