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Charles Albert Tindley

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American Methodist minister and gospel music composer (1851-1933)

United StatesMusiciansLived 1851 to 1933 · aged 82
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Charles Albert Tindley was an African-American Methodist minister and gospel music composer. S. Civil Rights anthem "We Shall Overcome". " (1901).

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Charles Albert Tindley was an African-American Methodist minister and gospel music composer. His composition "I'll Overcome Someday" is credited as the basis for the U.S. Civil Rights anthem "We Shall Overcome". Another of his hymns is "Take Your Burden to the Lord and Leave It There" (1916), as well as "What Are They Doing in Heaven?" (1901).

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United States
Category
Musicians
Type
Singer / Musician
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1851 to 1933 · aged 82
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8 languages

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