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Samuel W. Beazley

1873 - 1944 Person Name: Samuel W. Beazley, 1873- Composer of "MALDEN" in The Baptist Standard Hymnal Samuel W. Beazley was born in Sparta, Virginia in 1873. He was a music scholar and taught music at Shenandoah College for five years. He composed over 4,000 gospel songs during his lifetime. Samuel W. Beazley maintained a successful publishing business in Chicago, Illinois. He died in Chicago on September 16, 1944. He was inducted into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame in 1992. NN, Hymnary editor. Source: www.gmahalloffame.org

Charles Vincent

1852 - 1934 Composer of "ST. ISHMAEL" in Songs of the Christian Life Vincent, Charles; b. 9-19-1852, Houghton-le-Spring, Durham, d. 2-28-34, Monte Carlo; English organist. Full name Charles John Vincent, Jr.

A. Brooks Everett

1828 - 1875 Person Name: A. B. Everett Composer of "CAR" in The Brethren Hymnal Asa Brooks Everett MusDoc USA 1828-1875. Born in VA, he planned to be a doctor, but decided to study music instead. He studied in Boston for four years and also in Leipzig, Germany for four years.. He composed many gospel tunes and edited “The Sceptre” a New York publication. His brothers, Benjamin and Leonard, were also composers. He and Leonard organized a musical instruction system in Richmond, VA, in the 1850s. By 1861, 50 teachers and singing schools were representing them and using their publications. He died in Nashville, TN. John Perry