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Larry Adams

Hymnal Number: 32 Arranger of "[Holy, holy, holy holy, holy Lord] (Brown)" in This Far By Faith

b. 1928 Person Name: Biodun Adebesin, b. 1928 Hymnal Number: 145 Translator of "Jesus, We Want to Meet " in This Far By Faith Adebesin, Biodun Akinremi Olvsoji. (Lagos, Nigeria, January 1, 1928-- ). He began playing piano at the age of nine and continued studying music in school and college. He earned a certificate from Cambridge and was an associate of the Royal College of Music. He performed in jazz, theater, and club bands and orchestras. Adebesin was a teacher, banker, civil servant, and a member of the Nigerian diplomatic service. He authored Okanlawon and Ale Wa Adara and translated "Jesus, we want to meet." --Carlton R. Young, DNAH Archives

Doris Akers

1923 - 1995 Person Name: Doris Akers, b. 1922 Hymnal Number: 102 Author of "There's a Sweet, Sweet Spirit in This Place" in This Far By Faith Doris Mae Akers USA 1923-1995. Born at Brookfield, MO, one of nine siblings, her (inter-racial) parents divorced when she was age three. She then lived with her mother, who remarried when she was age six. They lived in Kirksville, MO. Some of her brothers lived with her father after the divorce. The family attended the Bethel AME Church in Kirksville, where she learned to play piano by ear at age six. She wrote her first song at age 10. In the 1930s she formed a singing gospel group with siblings, Edward, Marian, and Donald, who went by the name ‘Dot and the Swingsters’. Early in her career (1938) she moved to Los Angeles, CA. There she became known for her work with the ‘Sky Pilot Choir’, an integrated group that made recordings and appeared on Radio and TV across the country. Her fresh, modern arrangements of traditional negro spirituals drew large crowds from far and near, and increased her church’s attendance dramatically. Her choir group released three record albums. She recorded solos in 1963 and also collaborated with the Statemen Quartet in 1964. She ended working with the choir in 1965, but reunited with it again in 1974 to make a 4th recording for RCA Victor. In 1970 she moved to Columbus, OH, where she continued composing, recording, and traveling. In the 1980s she released a new gospel album each year on a regional Midwest label. She also released a few albums in Canada (not distributed in the U S). In the 1990s she began recording for the Gaither label and appeared in some of their TV productions and concerts. She was affectionately known as ‘Miss Gospel Music’, respected and admired by everyone in the gospel music business. By this time, she had mastered vocalization, keyboards, choir directing, arranging, composing, and publishing. She worked with many of the early pioneers in gospel music and authored gospel compositions, some selling millions of records for other performers and evangelists. In her final years she was Minister of Music at Grace Temple Deliverance Center, Minneapolis, MN. In 1994 she broke her ankle, and also discovered she had spinal cancer. She died at Edina, MN. She never married. She wrote 500+ songs. She received many awards over the years, including ‘Gospel Music Composer of the Year’ (for both years 1960 and 1961). In 1976, the city of Kirksville, MO, held “Doris Akers’ Day’, featuring her as the headline act, as part of the bicentennial celebration. Over 20,000 attended the celebration there. In 1992 she was honored by the Smithsonian Institution as ‘The Foremost Gospel Writer in the U S’. Her works include eight collections of music. In 2001 she was inducted into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame. In 2011 she was inducted into the Southern Gospel Music Hall of Fame. John Perry

Fernando G. Allen

Hymnal Number: 27 Composer of "[Hallelujah, hallelujah]" in This Far By Faith

George Nelson Allen

1812 - 1877 Person Name: George N. Allen, 1812-1877 Hymnal Number: 237 Composer of "MAITLAND" in This Far By Faith George Nelson Allen (1812-1871), studied at Western Reserve Academy in Hudson, Oh OH and with Lowell Mason in Boston. Allen gave a strong musical foundation to Oberlin College in its earliest years; in addition to being Professor of Music he also served as Professor of Geology and Natural History, Secretary and Treasurer. In 1835 he compiled The Oberlin Social and Sabbath Hymn Book, in which appeared his most well known tune MAITLAND (also known as CROSS AND CROWN or WESTERN MELODY) with the text "Must Jesus bear the cross alone?". This was adapted by Thomas A. Dorsey in 1938 for his hymn "Precious Lord, take my hand". hand." He composed anthems and wrote some additional music for Isaac Woodbury's Oratorio "Absalom." He compiled a small 3" x 4" hymnal that every student should keep in his pocket that went through several printings. Mary Louise VanDyke

Anonymous

Hymnal Number: 92 Author of "Dancing before the Lord" in This Far By Faith In some hymnals, the editors noted that a hymn's author is unknown to them, and so this artificial "person" entry is used to reflect that fact. Obviously, the hymns attributed to "Author Unknown" "Unknown" or "Anonymous" could have been written by many people over a span of many centuries.

John W. Arthur

1922 - 1980 Person Name: John Arthur, 1922-1980 Hymnal Number: 28 Author of "Let the Vineyards Be Fruitful" in This Far By Faith

Bruce Ballinger

1945 - 2004 Person Name: Bruce Ballinger, b. 1945 Hymnal Number: 136 Author of "We Have Come into His House" in This Far By Faith Rv Bruce Thomas Ballinger Canada 1945-2004. Born at Hyacinthe, QC, he was musically inclined. He graduated from McMaster U, Hamilton, ON, and McGill U, Montreal, QC. He was an ordained minister with the Assemblies of God Church in Canada and the U S. He served as minister of music for churches in Montreal, QC; Brampton, ON; Houston, TX; and Denver, CO. He married Faith Elizabeth (1946-2003) in 1970, and they had two children: Leigh and Elizabeth. His wife, a registered nurse, passed away in 2003. He also passed away after a short illness at Lakeridge Health Center, Oshawa, ON, in 2004, age 59. John Perry

John Barnard

b. 1948 Person Name: John Barnard, b. 1948 Hymnal Number: 53 Arranger of "[The virgin Mary had a baby boy]" in This Far By Faith

E. M. Bartlett

1885 - 1941 Person Name: Eugene M. Bartlett, 1885-1941 Hymnal Number: 97 Author of "I Heard an Old, Old Story (Victory in Jesus)" in This Far By Faith E. M. Bartlett was born December 24, 1883 in Waynesville, Missouri. His family later moved to Sebastian County, Arkansas. Bartlett received training as a music teacher and was a leader in developing Southern gospel music. He was employed by Central Music Company, a publisher of shape note singing books based in Hartford, which was owned by David Moore and Will H. Ramsey. Bartlett persuaded Moore and John A. McClung to partner with him to form Hartford Music Company. In 1921, Bartlett established the Hartford Music Institute, a shape note school. He provided opportunities for many songwriters and musicians in gospel music, including Albert E. Brumley. In 1939 he suffered a stroke and afterwards wrote "Victory in Jesus." Dianne Shapiro, from "The Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture" http://www.encyclopediaofarkansas.net/encyclopedia/entry-detail.aspx?entryID=2660 and "Gospel Music Hall of Fame" website: http://www.gmahalloffame.org/speaker-lineup/e-m-bartlett-sr/ (accessed 1-24-2018)