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Gordon V. Thompson

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Gordon Thompson
Born
Gordon Vincent Thompson

(1888-08-09)9 August 1888
Died12 May 1965(1965-05-12) (aged 76)
Occupation(s)Songwriter and publisher

Gordon Vincent Thompson (1888–1965) was a Canadian composer of patriotic and religious songs.[1] He founded the Thompson Publishing Company in 1911 and the Authors and Composers Association of Canada in 1918.[2] He then sold his business to Leo Feist and worked for them until 1932 when he started his own company again – Gordon V. Thompson Ltd. (The second company was acquired by Warner Chappell Music in 1990.[3])[2]

"Do Your Bit" (1915) was performed by the popular baritone Hugh Ruthven MacDonald

His work included:[4][2]

  • "When Jack Comes Back" (1915)
  • "Where Is My Boy Tonight?" (1915)
  • "Red Cross Nell and Khaki Jim" (1916)
  • "When We Wind Up the Watch on the Rhine" (1917)
  • "Heroes of the Flag (the New Veteran’s Song)" (1917)
  • "For the Glory of the Grand Old Flag" (1918)
  • "You Are Welcome Back at Home, Sweet Home" (1919)
  • "Quintuplets' Lullaby" (1935)
  • "In an Eastern Canadian Port" (1944)
  • "Jesus is Lord" (1956)

References

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  1. ^ Jane Leslie King (1984), The Life and Contribution of Gordon V. Thompson, University of Western Ontario
  2. ^ a b c Helmut Kallmann (29 July 2007), "Gordon V. Thompson", The Canadian Encyclopedia
  3. ^ https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/gordon-v-thompson-music-emc
  4. ^ Graham Chandler (18 March 2019), "Songs from the patriotic heart", Legion Magazine