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John Chetham

1665 - 1746 Person Name: Jno. Chetham Hymnal Number: 2a Composer of "MARLOW" in Union Harp and History of Songs Baptized: February 4, 1665, Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire, England. Buried: 1746, Skipton, Yorkshire, England. After attending Deckerfield School, then taking orders, Chetham became Curate of Skipton, North Yorkshire. His collection A Book of Psalmody was first published in 1718, and had at least eleven editions, through 1787. Music: BARRAGH MARLOW WIRKSWORTH --www.hymntime.com/tch/

John Massengale

Person Name: J. Messengale Hymnal Number: 31 Composer of "CORINTH" in Union Harp and History of Songs

Robert Simpson

1790 - 1832 Hymnal Number: 137b Composer of "BALERMA" in Union Harp and History of Songs Robert Simpson, of Scotland; b. 1790; d. 1832 Evangelical Lutheran Hymnal, 1908

J. Calvin Bushey

1847 - 1929 Hymnal Number: 37 Composer of "[O do not let the word depart]" in Union Harp and History of Songs James Calvin Bushey USA 1847-1929. Born in Arendtsville, PA, Bushey was a singing teacher who lived in Ohio during the latter 19th century. He compiled several music collections, including “The Chorus Class” (1879), “Sparkling Gems” (1880), “Choral Climax” (1886), and “Magneic Melodies” (1892), all published by the Music firm of Will L. Thompson. Bushey moved to Peoria,IL, late in life and died there. John Perry

John Randall

1717 - 1799 Person Name: Dr. John Randell Hymnal Number: 84 Composer of "CAMBRIDGE" in Union Harp and History of Songs

John Howard Payne

1791 - 1852 Person Name: Howard Payne Hymnal Number: 164 Author of "Home, home, sweet, sweet home" in Union Harp and History of Songs Payne, John Howard. (New York, N.Y., April 1, 1791--April 1, 1852, Tunis). American actor, playwright, and diplomat. After a successful career in America, London, and Paris he was appointed American consul in Tunis in 1841. He adapted many plays, wrote a few original ones, and edited several short-lived magazines. There are several biographies. --Leonard Ellinwood, DNAH Archives

E. J. King

1821 - 1844 Hymnal Number: 96 Composer of "HAPPY MATCHES" in Union Harp and History of Songs Elisha J. King was the co-compiler (with B. F. White) of the fasola shape note tunebook The Sacred Harp, but died shortly after the volume was published.

Frederic Chopin

1810 - 1849 Person Name: Francis Fred. Chopin Hymnal Number: 135 Composer of "OLNEY" in Union Harp and History of Songs

Charles Edward Pollock

1853 - 1928 Person Name: Chas. Edw. Pollock Hymnal Number: 15 Composer of "[I love to think of that home above]" in Union Harp and History of Songs Charles Edward Pollock USA 1853-1928. Born at Newcastle, PA, he moved to Jefferson City, MO, when age 17. He was a cane maker for C W Allen. He also worked 20 years for the MO Pacific Railroad, as a depot clerk and later as Assistant Roadmaster. He was a musician and prolific songwriter, composing 5000+ songs, mostly used in Sunday school settings and church settings. He took little remuneration for his compositions, preferring they be freely used. He produced three songbooks: “Praises”, “Beauty of praise”, and “Waves of melody”. In 1886 he married Martha (Mattie) Jane Harris, and they had three children: Robert, Edward, and a daughter. He died in Merriam, KS. John Perry ================= Pollock, Charles Edward. (Jefferson City, Missouri, 1853-1924). Records of Jefferson City indicate the following: 1897 clerk at depot; residence at 106 Broadway (with Mildred Pollock) 1904-1905 cane maker for C. W. Allen 1908-1909 musician; residence at 106 Broadway (with wife Matty) 1912-1913 residence at St. Louis Road, east city limits --Wilmer Swope, DNAH Archives Note: not to be confused with Charles Edward Pollock (c.1871-1924).

Ananias Davisson

1780 - 1857 Person Name: A. Davidson Hymnal Number: 143 Composer of "IDUMEA" in Union Harp and History of Songs Ananias Davisson (February 2, 1780 – October 21, 1857) was a singing school teacher, printer and compiler of shape note tunebooks. Davisson was born February 2, 1780 in Shenandoah County, Virginia. He spent his last years living on a farm at Weyer's Cave, about 14 miles from Dayton, Virginia, and died October 21, 1857. He is buried in the Massanutten-Cross Keys Cemetery, Rockingham County, Virginia. Davisson was a member and ruling elder of the Presbyterian Church. He is best known for his 1816 compilation the Kentucky Harmony (Harrisonburg, Virginia), which is generally considered the first Southern shape-note tunebook. Composer and publisher William B. Blake said it was "a book characteristic of that period, abounding in minor tunes." Other books published by Davisson were A Supplement to the Kentucky Harmony (Harrisonburg, Virginia: 1820), Introduction to Sacred Music, Extracted from the Kentucky Harmony and Chiefly Intended for the Benefit of Young Scholars, (Harrisonburg, Virginia: 1821), and A Small Collection of Sacred Music (Harrisonburg, Virginia: 1825). According to musicologist George Pullen Jackson, Davisson's compilations are "pioneer repositories of a sort of song that the rural South really liked." Perhaps his best-known tune is "Idumea," a minor tune very popular in Southern shape note circles and featured in the movie Cold Mountain. In addition to his own tunebooks, Davisson also printed Songs of Zion by James P. Carrell (1821) --en.wikipedia.org/wiki/