Larry Norman was Christian rock musician before rock music . His first solo album , ` ` Upon This Rock , '' came out in late 1969 . `` No small surprise , given that rock music at the time was the soundtrack of the counterculture and was far from the mainstream . Norman 's fans include Kiss , Guns N ' Roses and Bob Dylan . More than 300 versions of Norman 's songs have been recorded by other artists .
Larry Norman was Christian rock musician before rock music . His first solo album , ` ` Upon This Rock , '' came out in late 1969 . Norman 's fans include Kiss , Guns N ' Roses and Bob Dylan . More than 300 versions of Norman 's songs have been recorded by other artists .