Songs Written by Lena Guilbert FordTop Songs / Chart Singles Discography

Lena Guilbert Brown Ford, middle name sometimes listed as Gilbert, (1870 – March 7, 1918) was a lyricist, best known for "Keep the Home Fires Burning" which she wrote during the First World War. She was born Lena Guilbert Brown in Venango County, Pennsylvania and attended Elmira College, graduating in 1887. She married physician Harry Hale Ford and settled in Elmira, later divorcing him and relocating, with her mother and son, to London, England, where they would remain for twenty... [more on Wikipedia]

As a songwriter, Lena Guilbert Ford first charted in 1917 with Keep the Home Fires Burning.The artist placed 1 song on the Billboard Hot 100, one of which reached the Top‑10.