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Born: November 7, 1847, East Liverpool, Ohio.

Died: September 20, 1909, New York, New York.

Buried: Riverview Cemetery, East Liverpool, Ohio.

Will Lamartine Thompson (1847-1909)

Rebuffed in an early attempt to sell his songs to a commercial publisher, Thompson started his own publishing company. He later expanded, opening a store to sell pianos, organs and sheet music. Both a lyricist and composer, he ensured he would always remember words or melodies that came to him at odd times:

No matter where I am, at home or hotel, at the store or traveling, if an idea or theme comes to me that I deem worthy of a song, I jot it down in verse. In this way I never lose it.

Thompson took ill during a tour of Europe, and his family cut short their travels to return home. He died a few weeks later.

Music:

  1. Jesus Is All the World to Me
  2. Lead Me Gently Home, Father
  3. Softly and Tenderly Jesus Is Calling
  4. There’s a Great Day Coming
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