Ira D. Sankey
(1840-1908)
American gospel singer and composer
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Ira David Sankey (August 28, 1840 – August 13, 1908), was an American gospel singer and composer, known for his long association with Dwight L. Moody in a series of religious revival campaigns in America and Britain during the closing decades of the 19th century. Sankey was a pioneer in the introduction of a musical style that influenced church services and evangelical campaigns for generations, and the hymns that he wrote or popularized continued to be sung well into the 21st century.
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28 August 1840 Edinburg, Pennsylvania
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13 August 1908 (aged 67) Brooklyn, New York
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| Zodiac | Virgo |
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