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E. O. Excell
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Short Name: E. O. Excell
Full Name: Excell, E. O. (Edwin Othello), 1851-1921
Birth Year: 1851
Death Year: 1921

Edwin Othello Excel USA 1851-1921. Born at Uniontown, OH, he started working as a bricklayer and plasterer. He loved music and went to Chicago to study it under George Root. He married Eliza Jane “Jennie” Bell in 1871. They had a son, William, in 1874. A member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, he became a prominent publisher, composer, song leader, and singer of music for church, Sunday school, and evangelistic meetings. He founded singing schools at various locations in the country and worked with evangelist, Sam Jones, as his song leader for two decades. He established a music publishing house in Chicago and authored or composed over 2,000 gospel songs. While assisting Gypsy Smith in an evangelistic campaign in Louisville, KY, he became ill, and died in Chicago, IL. He published 15 gospel music books between 1882-1925. He left an estate valued at $300,000.

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Wikipedia Biography

Edwin Othello Excell (December 13, 1851 – June 10, 1921), commonly known as E. O. Excell, was a prominent American publisher, composer, song leader, and singer of music for church, Sunday school, and evangelistic meetings during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Some of the significant collaborators in his vocal and publishing work included Sam P. Jones, William E. Biederwolf, Gipsy Smith, , J. Wilbur Chapman, , Charles H. Gabriel and D. B. Towner.

Hymnals by E. O. Excell (54)sort descendingAsPublication Year
Carmina SacraE. O. Excell (Editor)1914
Christian Gospel Hymns: for church, Sunday school, and evangelistic meetings: contains the cream of all the old songs, and the very best of all the newE. O. Excell (Editor)1909
Coronation Hymns: for the Church and Sunday-school (with supplement)E. O. Excell (Editor)1913
CrownsE. O. Excell (Editor)1915
Crowns of Rejoicing: for Church, Sunday-School, Evangelistic and Young People's MeetingsE. O. Excell (Editor)1913
Diadems: a collection of religious songs, new and old, for the church and Sunday schoolE. O. Excell (Editor)1913
Echoes of EdenE. O. Excell (Editor)1884
Enduring HymnsE. O. Excell (Editor)1914
Eternal Praise: for the Church and Sunday SchoolE. O. Excell (Editor)1917
Excellent Songs: for the Church and Sunday SchoolE. O. Excell (Editor)1898
Famous Gospel HymnsE.O. Excell (Editor)1907
Famous HymnsE. O. Excell (Editor)1907
Glorious Hymns: with supplementE.O. Excell (Editor)1908
Gospel BellsE. O. Excell (Editor)1918
Herald of PraiseProf. E. O. Excell (Editor)1917
Hymni Ecclesiae: or Hymns of the ChurchEdwin O. Excell (Editor)1911
Hymns and Sacred SongsE. O. Excell (Editor)1918
Hymns of the Faith: Standard Hymns and Selected Gospel Songs with Responsive Scripture Readings for use in all departments of the Church and Bible School and in all kinds of Religious ServicesE. O. Excell (Editor)1918
Inspiring Hymns: for the Church and Sunday-SchoolE. O. Excell (Editor)1914
International Praise: for the Sunday school and churchE. O. Excell (Editor)1902
Jewels for Juniors: a choice collection of Songs, Exercises and ReadingsE. O. Excell (Editor)1911
Joy to the World: for the Church and Sunday SchoolE. O. Excell (Editor)1915
Jubilant Praise: for young people's societies, Sunday Schools, and Church Prayer MeetingsE. O. Excell (Editor)1909
Make Christ King: a selection of high class gospel music for use in general worship and special evangelistic meetingsE. O. Excell (Editor)1912
Make Christ King. Combined: a selection of high class gospel hymns for use in general worship and special evangelistic meetingsProf. E. O. Excell (Editor)1916
Make His Praise GloriousE. O. Excell (Editor)1900
Make His Praise GloriousE. O. Excell (Publisher)1900
Ministry in SongE. O. Excell (Editor)1909
PraisesE. O. Excell (Editor)1905
Revival Songs No. 2E. O. Excell (Editor)1903
Sacred Echoes and Songs of My RedeemerE. O. Excell (Editor)1881
Select Hymns and Psalms: for the Church and Sunday SchoolE. O. Excell (Editor)1914
Sing the GospelE. O. Excell (Editor)1882
Songs for Young PeopleE. O. Excell (Editor)1897
Songs of Hope: for the Church and Sunday SchoolE. O. Excell (Editor)1919
Songs of Salvation and Service. RevisedE. O. Excell (Music Editor)1920
The Anti-Saloon League Song BookE. O. Excell (Editor)1915
The EvangelE. O. Excell (Editor)1909
The Gospel Hymnal: for Sunday school and church workE. O. Excell (Editor)1899
The Gospel in Song: combining "Sing the Gospel", "Echoes of Eden", and Other Selected Songs and Solos for the Sunday schoolE. O. Excell (Author)1885
The Harmonic Chimes for Revivals, Praise Meetings, Church Worship ...E. O. Excell (Editor)1916
The New Make Christ KingE. O. Excell (Music Editor)1914
The New Praiseworthy: for the Church and Sunday SchoolE. O. Excell (Editor)1916
The Very Best: Songs for the Sunday SchoolE. O. Excell (Editor)1911
Treasured HymnsE. O. Excell (Editor)1911
Triumphant Songs No.1E. O. Excell (Editor)1887
Triumphant Songs No.2E. O. Excell (Editor)1889
Triumphant Songs No.3E. O. Excell (Editor)1892
Triumphant Songs No.4E. O. Excell (Editor)1894
Triumphant Songs No.5E. O. Excell (Editor)1896
Triumphant Songs Nos. 1 and 2 CombinedE. O. Excell (Editor)1890
Triumphant Songs Nos. 3 and 4 CombinedE. O. Excell (Editor)1894
Winona Hymns: with SupplementE. O. Excell (Editor)1906
Worship in SongE. O. Excell (Editor)1918

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