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Short Name: | John Palmer Reese |
Full Name: | Reese, John Palmer, 1828-1900 |
Birth Year: | 1828 |
Death Year: | 1900 |
John Palmer "Ripples" Reese was born in Jasper County, Georgia. After service in the Civil War as a member of the 37th Georgia Infantry, he spent most of his life as a composer and singing instructor in the Sacred Harp movement. He was a revisor for the 1859 edition of The Sacred Harp. He was president of the Chattahoochee Convention. Reese died in 1900, in Newnan, Georgia.
Antonio Higgins
Texts by John Palmer Reese (3)![]() | As | Authority Languages | Instances |
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And now, my friends, both old and young | J. P. R. (Author) | English | 1 |
Come life, come death, come, then what will | J. P. Reese (Author) | English | 3 |
O fill my cup, let it overflow | John P. Reese (Author (st. 1)) | English | 2 |