Lee Roy Abernathy

Biography

Lee Roy Abernathy (1913–1993) was a Southern gospel musician, songwriter, and performer. He created the first gospel sheet music in 1943, which he was able to send out by mail. According to the New Georgia Encyclopedia, he "invented a music typesetting system, pioneered the use of public address systems in gospel concerts, and wrote the first singing commercials."

Bio from Wikipedia

Discography

Records they worked on — most-collected first.

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  Birth/Work/Death: Work, Money And Status In Country Music (1950-1970)

  2018

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  Bootleg Vol IV: The Soul Of Truth

  2012

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  The Great Lost Performance

  2007

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  A Wonderful Time Up There

  1981

Credited work

392 releases · 88 albums · active 1950–2023

• Performance · 412
• Other credits · 15
• Production · 4

Studios: Jack Clement Recording Studios · Studio By The Pond · RCA Victor Studios, Nashville · Mark Five Studios

Frequent collaborators

• Pat Boone
• Various
• Johnny Cash
• Jake Hess
• Alvin Stardust
• The Cathedrals
• The Blackwood Brothers Quartet
• The Statesmen Quartet

Around the web

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