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Anthony Johnson Showalter

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Showalter authored several rudimentary books on music theory and a book on harmony and song composition. These were widely used in singing schools across the South.
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wrote some of the verses. The song features prominently in the score of
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by age fourteen. In 1884, he formed the Showalter Music Company of
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in 1924 and is buried at West Hill Cemetery in Dalton.
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Cherry Grove
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Ruebush-Kieffer School of Music
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singing schools
Dalton, Georgia
Leaning on the Everlasting Arms
Elisha Hoffman
Night of the Hunter
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Reverend Harry Powell
True Grit
Chattanooga, Tennessee
"Anthony Johnson Showalter"
Sidelights on Brethren history
Midi file and text of the song on Timeless Truths website
"Burwell in tune with Coen brothers"
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