The Backrow of the Sanctuary Blues - Ed Kilbourne

[2skimoore]

I heard Ed twice back in the 80's and he made a huge impression on me and my faith.

[TERRYJJOYNER]

Ed Kilbourne's music has been a part of my life since I was a teenager! His lyrics have moved my heart in so many ways. This song is fun to hear, but the deeper truth still shouts out at me. You can't go to Heaven just showing up at church! Commitment to Christ is so much deepr than that. A lot of Ed Kilbourne's songs May on the surface seem light natured, but there is quite a lot of deepness in his heart. I play Howard Gray this past week to my youth SS class. Great lessons!

[mjculton]

Rev. Kent Kilbourne is Ed Kilbourne's brother, Kent was at Aledo UMC but was recently moved to another city here in Texas but for the life of me I cant remember where, Houston maybe?

[rpdelaug]

Well blow me away! I wrote this song back in 1974 while I was youth director at Friendswood UMC. One Sunday the Youth Choir sang this in the morning service - from where else.... the back row of the sanctuary! It was great fun! In the late 70's I was in a contemporary gospel group called Michael. We recoded an album and Back Row Blues was one of the songs.

Ed, I like the arrangement. Did we ever meet? I remember a guy by the name of Kent Kilbourne. Where did you hear the song?

[pweaver7]

The youth leader (Roger Delaughter) of Friendswood UMC sang this song around 1975. It was great as Roger started singing and playing the guitar and then the youth group joined in from the "back row". Has the song been passed around or did you know Roger?

[bigbelgianbabe]

Ed! Where did you get this song?? I knew the guy who wrote the original version!! We sang it in church one Sunday morning while we were sitting on the back row of the Sanctuary!!