article_snippet: The singer-songwriter behind the rock anthem Spirit in the Sky is in critical condition in a California hospital after a car accident that left a motorcyclist dead.
article_snippet: Kahsay and Greenbaum were both brought to Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital and were listed in critical condition on Sunday afternoon.
article_snippet: Greenbaum, who was born in Malden, Massachusetts, said the musician based the song's spiritual lyrics on Western films.
article_snippet: Rocker Norman Greenbaum, who is best known for the musician hit song Spirit in the Sky, is listed in critical condition .
article_snippet: Hospital spokeswoman Vanessa DeGier said Kahsay was being treated in the intensive care unit and that Kahsay vital signs were unstable.
article_snippet: Hospital spokeswoman Vanessa DeGier said: 'Critical condition means the patient may also be unconscious. '