Andrew Jenkins
Musician, Composer
1895 – 1957
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Who was Andrew Jenkins?
The Rev. Andrew W. Jenkins was a leading composer of American country, folk and gospel songs. He is credited with more than 800 compositions, about a third of which were nonsacred. He and his stepchildren performed as the Jenkins Family, a group considered to be the first family act to record country music, while Jenkins himself was among the most important country composers of the 1920s.
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- Born
- Nov 26, 1895
United States of America - Also known as
- Jenkins, Andrew
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Died
- Apr 25, 1957
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on July 23, 2013
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