Songwriter, Publisher. He joined the army during World War I where he was awarded the Purple Heart during action in France. After his honorable discharge from the army he moved to Hartford, Arkansas and attended the Hartford Music Institute. He then became an instructor and later purchased the Hartford Music Company & Institute. He traveled all over the United States with his singing schools and the Hartford Quartet of which he was a member. He was the writer of over 300 published songs, his most noteworthy being "Standing Outside" and "Just A Rose Will Do". He published church song books that are still being used in today's churches, his last being "Living Faith" copyrighted in 1942. In April, 1992 he was inducted into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame for his accomplishments in gospel music.
Songwriter, Publisher. He joined the army during World War I where he was awarded the Purple Heart during action in France. After his honorable discharge from the army he moved to Hartford, Arkansas and attended the Hartford Music Institute. He then became an instructor and later purchased the Hartford Music Company & Institute. He traveled all over the United States with his singing schools and the Hartford Quartet of which he was a member. He was the writer of over 300 published songs, his most noteworthy being "Standing Outside" and "Just A Rose Will Do". He published church song books that are still being used in today's churches, his last being "Living Faith" copyrighted in 1942. In April, 1992 he was inducted into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame for his accomplishments in gospel music.
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