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Alfred brumley biography
Albert E. Brumley
American composer
Albert E. Brumley | |
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| Birth name | Albert Edward Brumley |
| Born | (1905-10-29)October 29, 1905 near Spiro, Oklahoma, United States |
| Died | November 15, 1977(1977-11-15) (aged 72) Powell, Missouri, United States |
| Genres | Christian |
Musical artist
Albert Edward Brumley (October 29, 1905 – November 15, 1977) was an American shape note music composer and publisher, prolific in the genre of southern gospel.
Biography
Brumley was born near Spiro, Oklahoma on October 29, 1905, into a family of sharecroppers. He spent much of his early life chopping and picking cotton on his family's farm. In 1926, he enrolled in the Hartford Musical Institute of Hartford, Arkansas, and studied there through 1931.
The institute was led by Eugene Monroe Bartlett (1884–1941), owner of the Hartford Music Company and composer of the well-known gospel song "Victory in Jesus".[1] Brumley purchased Hartford Music Company in 1948.[2]