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Edwin Othello Excell (December 13, 1851 – June 10, 1921), commonly known as E. O. Excell, was a prominent American publisher, composer, song leader, and singer of music for church, Sunday school, and evangelistic meetings during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
Edwin Othello Excell nasceu em Stark County, Ohio, [USA] em 13 de Dezembro de 1851. Seu pai, Rev. J. J. Excell, sabia cantar bem. Ele era pastor da Igreja Reformada Alemã. Edwin, o filho trabalhou como pedreiro e colocador de gesso nos primeiros doze anos de sua vida de adulto.
Edwin Othello Excell (December 13, 1851 – June 10, 1921), commonly known as E. O. Excell, was a prominent American publisher, composer, song leader, and singer of music for church, Sunday school, and evangelistic meetings during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
Texts By E. O. Excell (57)AsAuthority LanguagesInstancesEdwin O. Excell (Author)English1E. O. Excell (Author)English12Edwin O. Excell (Author)English20Edwin Excell (Author)Spanish3Work Title. Excell's Anthems for the Choir; consisting of Solos, Duets, Trios, Quartettes, Choruses, etc. etc. Written by a large list of able composers. Alt ernative.
Edwin Othello Excell. 13 December 1851—10 June 1921. The hearts of millions of singers who have sung the gospel under the direction of E.O. Excell during the last fifty years, will throb with sorrow to learn that he has laid down his baton, finished his work and gone on to join the great chorus which no man can number.
Learn about the life and work of Edwin Othello Excell, a prominent evangelistic singer and gospel song composer. He wrote over two thousand songs, including "Since I Have Been Redeemed" and "Count Your Blessings", and worked with famous preachers and Sunday-school leaders.
Edwin was the son of Joshua J. Excell, a German Reformed Church pastor, and Emily O. Hess, and husband of Eliza Jane Bell (married 1871). He started his working life as a bricklayer and plasterer. His love of music called, though, and he went to Chicago, Illinois, to study under George Root.
