Adger M. Pace

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Adger McDavid Pace
BornAugust 13, 1882
DiedFebruary 12, 1959
OccupationHymn writer

Adger M. Pace (August 13, 1882 - February 12, 1959) was an American hymn writer, music performer and teacher. He (co-)wrote close to 4,000 Southern gospel shape note songs, including Jesus Is All I Need, My Father Answers Prayers, Beautiful Star of Bethlehem, and Peace, Sweet Peace.

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Early life

Pace was born on August 13, 1882. [1] He had two brothers and three sisters. [2]

Career

Pace was hired by James David Vaughan as the music editor of his publishing company, the James D. Vaughan Publishing Company. [2] [3] Pace also taught at the Vaughan School of Music in Lawrenceburg, where one of his students was Ottis J. Knippers, a singer-songwriter who served as a judge and a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives. [4] Pace authored two musical textbooks.

Pace was also a music performer. In 1917, he joined the Vaughan Saxophone Quartet with Joe Allen, Ira Foust and William Burton Walbert. [5] From 1923 to the 1930s, Pace was a member of the Vaughan Radio Quartet, a band whose members included Walbert, Hilman Barnard and Otis Leon McCoy. [5]

Over the course of his career, he co-wrote nearly 4,000 Southern gospel songs, including Jesus Is All I Need, My Father Answers Prayers, The Homecoming Week, Beautiful Star of Bethlehem, The Glad Reunion Day, Keep Holding On, The Happy Jubilee, and Peace, Sweet Peace. [2] With Benjamin Franklin White, he co-wrote Lone Pilgrim. [6]

Personal life, death and legacy

Pace married Johnnie Ryals. They had two sons and a daughter. They resided at 622 North Military Avenue in Lawrenceburg, Tennessee. [2]

Pace died of a stroke on February 12, 1959, in Lawrenceburg, at age 76. [2] His piano is at the James D. Vaughan Memorial Museum in Lawrenceburg. [7] [8]

Selected works

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References

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