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John W. Peterson
real name John Willard Peterson
John W. Peterson is credited on 744 releases across 148 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1951–2017 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
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Albums
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Decades active
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Biography
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American songwriter.
Born: November 1, 1921, Lindsborg, Kansas, USA
Died: September 20, 2006, Scottsdale, Arizona, USA
Father of The Peterson Trio, daughters Candy, Sandy, and Pam.
He had a major influence on evangelical Christian music in the 1950s through the 1970s. He wrote over 1000 songs, and 35 cantatas.
He served as an Army Air Force pilot flying the China Hump during World War II. Later, he attended Moody Bible Institute and served on the radio staff there for a number of years.
In 1953, he graduated from the American Conservatory of Music in Chicago and shortly thereafter settled in Pennsylvania to continue his songwriting career. He then moved to Grand Rapids, Michigan, where for over ten years he was President and Editor-in-Chief of Singspiration, a sacred music publishing company. While there, he compiled and edited a hymnal called "Great Hymns of the Faith", (c) 1961. He also served on the board of Gospel Films, Inc. of Muskegon, Michigan.
Bio from Discogs
Credited work
744 releases · 148 albums · active 1951–2017
- Performance · 1,062
- Other credits · 59
- Production · 2
Studios: Europa Film · RCA Victor Studios, Nashville · Pinebrook Recording Studio · AV-Elektronik
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Frequent collaborators
- Various
- The White Sisters (2)
- The Melody Four Quartet
- Evie (2)
- George Beverly Shea
- Tony Fontane
- David Crowder*Band
- Anita Bryant
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