Year of 1982
John T. Benson, Sr. 1861-1930
Birthplace: Nashville, TN
Publishing Company: John T. Benson Publishing Company, founder
Other Ministry Roles: Served as Music Minister at churches, camps, conventions, etc. for 25 years
Charles H. Gabriel 1856-1932
Birthplace: Wilton, Iowa
Publishing Company: Rodeheaver Hall-Mack Company
Significant Songs/Hymns: “Glory Song” “Send the Light” “I Stand Amazed in the Presence” (Songwriter)
Thomas A. Dorsey 1899-1993
Genre: Gospel Blues
Early profession: Blues/Jazz pianist
Legacy: Co-founder of that Natinal Convention of Gospel Choirs and Choruses
Significant Songs: “Take My Hand Precious Lord” (songwriter)
Haldor Lillenas 1885-1969
Birthplace: Bergen, Norway
Company: Lillenas Publishing in Indianapolis
Significant Songs: “Wonderful Grace of Jesus” “How Can I be Lonely?”
Dr. Lowell Mason 1792-1872
Birthplace: Medfield, Massachusetts
Occupation: Music Educator
Legacy: Founded the Boston Academy of Music
Denominational Affiliation: Presbyterian Church
B.B. McKinney 1886-1952
Birthplace: Heflin, Louisiana
Education: Mt. Lebanon Academy in Louisiana, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Ft. Worth, TX, and Siegel-Myers Correspondence School of Music, Chicago
Significant Songs: “Wherever He Leads I’ll Go” and “The Nail Scarred Hand”
John Newton 1725-1807
Colleagues and Influences: William Willberforce, John Wesley, George Whitfield, William Cowper
Significant Songs: “Amazing Grace”, “Glorious Things of Thee Are Spoken”, “How Sweet the Name of Jesus Sounds”
Ministry Positions: Minister of the curacy of Olney in Buckinghamshire and later Rector of St. Mary Woolchurch in London
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