Benson, John Thomas jr. 30.apr.1904-27.oct.1985 USA Tennessee, Nashville - Sumner
gospel songwriter, 1935 started in publishing business, became president of John T Benson Publishing Co., retired 1969, president of Hearthwarming Music Co. holding about 2000 copyrights, involved in church and Sunday school music, for 2 years president of the Sunday School of Music Publishing Association, member of the Gospel Music Association, buried at Springhill Cemetery Nashville ; son of John Thomas sr. Benson (Nashville 18.feb.1861-24.jun.1930 Nashville ; founded the John T Benson Publishing Co. in 1902) and Eva Green (Mississippi 21.jul.1865-3.aug.1932 at her Haysboro summer home) ; he married Jimmie 'Jima' Lou Root (Alabama, Birmingham 29.jul.1903-3.sep.2002 Tennessee, Hendersonville) ; son John Thomas Benson III (Nashville 6.nov.1928-)

Title	Parts

[] Love lifted me. Gospel song
[] En dag (A day). SAT Choir music John T. Benson, words D. Lee, swedish words Gun-Britt Holgersson, arr Finn Pedersen pub Forlaget Filadelfia, Stockholm Sweden 1978
[] Songs of rapture compiled by Mr. and Mrs. John T. Benson and John T. Benson jr. publisher John T. Benson Publishig Co., Nashville Tennessee 1927
[] New joy and gladness. A collection of choice gospel songs for church services, Sunday schools, revivals and camp meetings compiled by John T. Benson, J. E. Moore, M. Homer Cummings, Charles Davis Tillman publisher John T. Benson Publishig Co., Nashville Tennessee 1937
[] Songs of spiritual power. A collection of choice gospel songs for church services, Sunday schools, revivals, camp meetings and home mission campaigns 216 hymns compiled by John T. Benson publisher John T. Benson Publishing Co., Nashville Tennessee 1947
[] Old time glory 140 hymns compiled by John T. Benson jr. pub Pilgrim Publishig House, Indianapolis Indiana 1949
[] Singing joy. Choruses, solos, duets and songs for girls and boys compiled by John T. Benson, Elizabeth Pate, E. Clay Milby, F. D. Borland Jr., Whitcomb Harding publisher John T. Benson Publishig Co., Nashville Tennessee 1950
[] Hymntime hymns compiled and arr by Ira F. Stanphill and John T Benson pub Hymntime Publishing, West Palm Beach Florida 1955
[] Heart warming songs no.1. A thrilling collection of gospel and spiritual songs for homes, churches, tabernacles, youth meetings, revival campaigns and radio programs compiled by Ira F. Stanphill and John T. Benson publisher John T. Benson Publishig Co., Nashville Tennessee 1956
[] He's got the whole world in His hands. Voice and piano arr John T. Benson jr. publisher John T. Benson Publishig Co., Nashville Tennessee 1958
[] Beautiful isle of somewhere words Jessie Brown Pounds, music John S. Fearis, arr John T. Benson publisher John T. Benson Publishig Co., Nashville Tennessee 1959
[] Western melodies. Gospel and spiritual songs, a resourceful collection of sacred songs to inspire singing with friends and neighbors in the home and quite practical for churches, Sunday Schools, conventions, song festivals, youth meetings, revivals and radio work compiled and arr Vep B. Ellis and John T. Benson publisher John T. Benson Publishig Co., Nashville Tennessee 1960

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