Redd Harper(1903-1992)
- Actor
- Composer
- Soundtrack
Composer, author, singer and evangelist, educated at the University of
Oklahoma and a member of several dance orchestras, eventually leading
his own. He wrote and directed "Redd Harper's Hollywood Roundup" for
the Armed Forces Radio Service for five years, and became a worldwide
evangelist.Joining ASCAP in 1954, his chief musical collaborators
included Oswald Smith and Joe Rogers, and his sacred-song compositions
included "Each Step Of the Way", "Lord, Keep Your Hands on Me", "What
Would I Do Without Jesus", "He Changed My Life", "The Happy Band", "A
Quiet Time", "The Answer Man", "Come With Your Heartache", "If a Man
Should Reach the Moon", and "I'm Singing For My Lord".