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

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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