Harold DeCou

US Christian organist, pianist, songwriter, arranger, and author. Born Oct. 7, 1932 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Died 2008 (76 years of age). Harold began the study of music as a child of six, and later, in his teens, he became organist for one of the largest churches in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He received a music scholarship and majored in piano and organ at Temple University. His association with Jack Wyrtzen on the coast-to-coast Word of Life broadcast won him a host of friends across the country. Campaigns and conferences with Dr. George Sweeting took him to Canada and Europe. He arranged songs for The White Sisters (2). He later joined the staff of Youth For Christ International and took an active part in their rallies across the U.S. and Canada. He was a concert artist (piano and organ), composer, arranger and orchestrator for 58 years.