Homer Rodeheaver

b. Homer Alvan Rodeheaver, 4 Oct 1880, Union Furnace, Ohio, USA, d. 18 Dec 1955, Winona Lake, Indiana, USA. Elevated in Tennessee, Rodeheaver performed trombone and sang inside a wealthy baritone. After armed service service through the Spanish-American Battle, he studied regulation at Ohio Wesleyan College or university. Choosing a spiritual life, Rodeheaver became a member of evangelical preacher Dr. W.E. Biederwolf mainly because musical director just before teaming up with Prohibitionist Reverend W.A. ‘Billy’ Weekend with whom he toured from 1909-29 as choirmaster and main soloist. Rodeheaver started recording gospel tracks and hymns around 1913. They consist of ‘Old Fashioned Trust’, ‘Phoning Thee’, ‘Unclouded Day time’, ‘Where They Under no circumstances State Goodbye’, ‘Jesus, Blessed Jesus’, ‘Jesus, Rose Of Sharon’, ‘My Amazing Fantasy’, ‘I Walk USING THE Ruler’ and ‘Brighten The Part Where You Are’. Among recordings beyond your religious framework was ‘De Brewer’s Big Hosses’, an anti-drinking music. Rodeheaver also documented significant recitations, ‘To My Boy’, ‘The Mom’s Like’, ‘Daddy’, ‘That Small Chap Of Mine’ and ‘Me An’ Pap An’ Mom’, aswell as ‘Heab’n’ and ‘Some O’ These Times’, so-called plantation tracks. Apart from single recordings, Rodeheaver also sang some duets with performers such as for example Thomas Muir, Doris Doe, Virginia Asher (occasionally billed as Mrs. William Asher) and with two woman performers, J.N. Rodeheaver and Ruth Rodeheaver, most likely his wife and girl respectively. In the middle-20s Rodeheaver toured Australia and past due in the 10 years formed his personal record business, which had documenting studios at Winona Lake, Indiana, and released materials on Rainbow Sacred Phonograph Information. The result was chiefly by Rodeheaver himself, although tenors Daniel Beddoe and Paul Rock Wight also produced some edges. Winona Lake was also where he undertook spiritual teaching actions. Rodeheaver continuing to record through the 30s, sticking to his familiar repertoire and frequently re-recording typically the most popular products therefrom. He also released several songbooks, frequently buying and re-copyrighting previous materials, including ‘The Aged Rugged Combination’ and ‘(He Strolls BESIDE ME) In The Backyard’, which he previously documented in 1916 with Asher, the to begin many recordings he manufactured from this C. Austin Mls melody. (In the 60s, the melody was documented by Elvis Presley.) In the 40s Rodeheaver caused evangelist Bob Jones on the last mentioned’s religious school and he also documented two albums of 78s for Decca Information. Rodeheaver continuing to tour in to the early 50s, delivering sacred concerts in a variety of parts of the united states.