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Horatio Gates Spafford

Horatio Gates Spafford (October 20, 1828, Troy, New York – September 25, 1888, Jerusalem) was a American lawyer and Presbyterian church elder. He is best known for penning the Christian hymn It Is Well With My Soul following the Great Chicago Fire and the death of his four daughters on a transatlantic voyage aboard the S.S. Ville du Havre.

Birth and Death Data: Born October 20, 1828 (unicorn), Died October 16, 1888 (Jerusalem)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1909 - 1925

Roles Represented in DAHR: lyricist

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor BVE-33936 10-in. 11/24/1925 It is well with my soul Louise Homer Contralto vocal solo, with male vocal quartet and pipe organ lyricist  
Columbia 4269 10-in. approximately 1909 It is well with my soul Henry Burr ; Frank C. Stanley Male vocal duet, with orchestra lyricist  
Edison 6875 10-in. 7/16/1919 It is well with my soul Anna Case ; Criterion Quartet Soprano vocal solo and male vocal quartet, with orchestra lyricist  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Spafford, Horatio Gates," accessed November 4, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/100326.

Spafford, Horatio Gates. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 4, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/100326.

"Spafford, Horatio Gates." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 4 November 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/100326

External Sources

Wikipedia: Horatio Spafford

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Spafford, Horatio Gates, 1828-1888 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2001023147

Wikidata: Horatio Spafford - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3306153

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/317149196442274791184

MusicBrainz: Horatio Spafford - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/b1c99213-6278-428a-8f6f-6db6d0a58ade

FAST: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/460238

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