Stumbling on open ground: An imperfect Christian life with Beatles confidant Ken Mansfield

Ken Mansfield was a stoner with an Indian guru and ramshackle reputation who was privileged to be part of the Beatles’ inner sanctum as U.S. Manager of Apple Records. Feeling that his life sucked, learn how the producer of Waylon Jennings’ “Are You Ready for the Country” was transformed by Christianity and overcame a seemingly incurable bone marrow cancer death sentence. Seen above is the Hometown Productions President posing by a phone at his infamous “Hangover House” estate in Laurel Canyon, Los Angeles, circa 1979. Mansfield produced such artists as Waylon Jennings, the Flying Burrito Brothers, David Cassidy, and Don Ho during the period. Image Credit: Courtesy of Ken Mansfield

Imagine you’ve had a clean bill of health for decades. Then a regularly scheduled doctor’s appointment reveals the worst — incurable bone marrow cancer. For Ken Mansfield, a former stoner with an Indian guru and a ramshackle reputation led to Christianity by a ravishing Southern beauty who eventually became his wife, the ominous sentence…