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Sallee, James
A history of evangelistic hymnody
Grand Rapids, Michigan: Baker Book House, 1978


The above item has biographical information on:

  Alexander, Charles McCallum (b. 1867 d. 1920)   revivalist, publisher of gospel hymn collections
  Billings, William (b. 1746 d. 1800)   composer
  Bliss, Philip Paul (b. 1838 d. 1876)   itinerant Baptist music teacher, hymn composer
  Crosby, Fanny Jane (b. 1820 d. 1915)   poet, hymn writer
  Edwards, Jonathan (b. 1703 d. 1758)   pastor, music educator
  Finney, Charles G. (b. 1792 d. 1875)  
  Holyoke, Samuel (Adams) (b. 1762 d. 1820)   composer, tunebook compiler
  Ingalls, Jeremiah (b. 1764 d. 1838)   composer
  Kirkpatrick, William James (b. 1838 d. 1921)   composer, compiler of gospel hymn collections
  Moody, Dwight Lyman (b. 1837 d. 1899)   evangelist of gospel hymnody
  Rodeheaver, Homer Alvan (b. 1880 d. 1955)   evangelistic musician, publisher
  Root, George Frederick (b. 1820 d. 1895)   composer, music educator
  Sankey, Ira David (b. 1840 d. 1908)   evangelist singer, song leader
  Sunday, Billy (a. 1910)  
  Symmes, Thomas (b. 1678 d. 1725)   amateur musician, clergyman
  Toplady, Augustus Montague (b. 1740 d. 1778)   hymn writer
  Tufts, John (b. 1689 d. 1750)   composer
  Van Impe, Jack (a. 1970)  
  Van Impe, Rexella (a. 1970)  
  Walker, Singing Billy (b. 1809 d. 1875)  
  Watts, Isaac (b. 1674 d. 1748)   hymn writer, miscellaneous writer
  Wesley, Charles (b. 1707 d. 1788)   divine, hymn writer
  Wesley, John Benjamin (b. 1703 d. 1791)   clergyman
  Whitefield, George (b. 1714 d. 1770)   hymn writer

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