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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 L. Thompson (1847-1909)
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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 L. Thompson (1847-1909)
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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.
Softly and Tenderly
Source: www.cyberhymnal.org - no indication of copyrighted material.