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William J. Kirkpatrick

William J. Kirkpatrick is credited on 724 releases across 216 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1950–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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724

Pressings credited

216

Albums

8

Decades active

10

In collections

Biography

William James Kirkpatrick (February 27, 1838 – September 20, 1921) was an American hymnwriter and music publisher. He produced and published 91 books of hymns, over half of them in partnership with John R. Sweney. He co-founded Praise Publishing Company in 1878 along with Sweney and served as president.

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Credited work

724 releases · 216 albums · active 1950–2025

  • Performance · 660
  • Other credits · 95

Studios: Chapel Of King's College, Cambridge · Whitefield Studios · Worcester Cathedral · St. John's College Chapel, Cambridge

Discography

Records they worked on — most-collected first.

Frequent collaborators

  • Various
  • Jimmy Swaggart
  • The Choir Of Winchester Cathedral
  • The Bach Choir
  • John Rutter
  • Don Gibson
  • Len Magee
  • Old Fashioned Revival Hour Quartet

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