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Evelyn Simpson-Curenton

b. 1953 Person Name: Evelyn Simpson-Curenton, b. 1953 Arranger of "[Lord, help me to hold out]" in African American Heritage Hymnal Evelyn Simpson Curenton (born 1953) is a leading African-American composer, pianist, organist, and vocalist. Simpson Curenton began piano lessons at age 5, began to perform with the Singing Simpsons of Philadelphia, a family group, and earned a B.M., Music Education and Voice from Temple University. She has been commissioned to write works for the American Guild of Organists, George Shirley, the late Duke Ellington, and her sister, the late Joy Simpson, arranged music for Kathleen Battle, Jessye Norman, and the Porgy and Bess Chorus of the New York Metropolitan Opera, and has performed with musical organizations such as Philadelphia's National Opera Ebony (later renamed Opera North). Based in the Washington, D.C., area, Curenton is Music Director of the Washington Performing Arts Society's Men and Women of the Gospel and an associate of the Smithsonian Institution. She has given lectures and participated in workshops on early 18th-century black religious music and the music of African-Americans during the Civil Rights era. --en.wikipedia.org

Kenneth Morris

1917 - 1989 Person Name: Kenneth Morris, 1917-1988 Arranger of "[Lord, help me to hold out]" in Lead Me, Guide Me (2nd ed.)

James Cleveland

1932 - 1991 Person Name: James Cleveland, b.1932 Author of "Lord, Help Me to Hold Out" in African American Heritage Hymnal b. Chicago, 5 Dec. 1932; d. Los Angeles, 9 Feb. 1991; American gospel singer, composer and pianist; he issued more than 50 albums, was awarded six gold records and two Grammy awards and established the Gospel Music Workshop of America in August 1968. From 1971 until his death he served as pastor of the Cornerstone Institutional Baptist Church, Los Angeles