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]
Gordon Thompson | |
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| Born | Gordon Vincent Thompson 9 August 1888 |
| Died | 12 May 1965 (aged 76) |
| Occupation(s) | Songwriter and publisher |
- "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
edit- ^ Jane Leslie King (1984), The Life and Contribution of Gordon V. Thompson, University of Western Ontario
- ^ a b c Helmut Kallmann (29 July 2007), "Gordon V. Thompson", The Canadian Encyclopedia
- ^ https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/gordon-v-thompson-music-emc
- ^ Graham Chandler (18 March 2019), "Songs from the patriotic heart", Legion Magazine
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