1879 - 1963 Hymnal Number: d17 Author of "Rocking on the waves" in Quartet Song Book No. 6 Arthur B. Sebren, was born August 15, 1879 in Sabine Parish, Louisiana. He was the third of twelve children born to Richard Henry and Sarah Jane Roe Sebren. Arthur was a vocalist, teacher, and composer and was the brother of George Washington Sebren who himself was a well-known singer, composer and publisher.
Beginning in 1925, Arthur was the baritone in the Vaughan Happy Two along with tenor Cullie G. Wilson. The popular duo traveled throughout the United States and recorded under both the Vaughan and Victor labels.
Arthur wrote many songs but is best remembered for "I'll Be No Stranger There", written with J.H. Alcon and recorded by the Chuck Wagon Gang in 1941, and "Rockin' On The Waves", recorded by the Vaughan Quartet , the Speer Family, the Brown's Ferry Four, and still popular with quartet groups today.
Arthur died on May 9, 1963 in Houston, Texas. He is buried in the Forest Park Westheimer Cemetery in Houston with his wife, Effie Hurley Sebren.
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