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About ron keno

Ron Kenoly (December 6, 1944 – February 3, 2026) was an American Christian worship leader, singer and songwriter. Kenoly held several degrees including a music degree from Alameda College in Alameda, California, a Master of Divinity degree from Faith Bible College in Independence, Missouri, and a Doctorate of Ministry degree in sacred music from Friends International Christian University in Merced, California. His music career began after he left the United States Air Force. He was originally in a group called The Mellow Fellows, but situations with his family caused him to leave. His musical career breakthrough came in 1992 when Lift Him Up became the fastest selling worship album to that point. Welcome Home produced by Tom Brooks was also critically acclaimed, becoming Billboard's Top contemporary worship music album and winning a Gospel Music Association Dove Award for "Praise and Worship Album" in 1997. He was signed to Integrity Music.