Homer Alvan Rodeheaver (October 4, 1880 – December 18, 1955) was an American evangelist, music director, music publisher, composer of gospel songs, and pioneer in the recording of sacred music. == Early career == Born in Cinco Hollow in Hocking County, Ohio, he was taken as a child to Jellico in eastern Tennessee, and worked there with his father in the lumber mill business. Although he learned the mountain ballads, he preferred Negro spirituals, because they emphasized harmony and rhythm... [more on Wikipedia]