Short Name: | Oliver Cooke |
Full Name: | Cooke, Oliver |
Oliver Cooke was born in Berkshire, England, in 1873, as the son of a farm labourer. When his family moved to London, Oliver was able to study music at the London College of Music and earned a certificate in organ playing. At the Salvation Army, he learned to play a cornet, and later became first a bandmaster and then a songster leader. He had his first song published in The War Cry in 1888 and for the next 50 years he continued writing songs for The Musical Salvationist , a publication for songster brigades (choirs). Cooke died in 1945.
Heather Allington, The Salvation Army Oshawa
Texts by Oliver Cooke (2) | As | Authority Languages | Instances |
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I know a fount where sins are washed away | O. C. L. (Author) | English | 22 |
Say, are you weary? Are you heavy laden? | Oliver Cooke (Author) | English | 2 |