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Anthony Johnson Showalter (1858 - 1924) was an American gospel music composer, teacher and publisher. He was born May 1 , 1858 in Cherry Grove, Virginia . Showalter was trained in the Ruebush-Kieffer School Of Music and was teaching in singing schools by age fourteen. In 1884 , he formed the Showalter Music Company of Dalton, Georgia . He was also an elder of the First Presbyterian Church in Dalton. Showalter's best known song is " Leaning On The Everlasting Arms ". He wrote the music and chorus, and Elisha A. Hoffman wrote the verses. Showalter authored several rudiment books on music theory and a book on harmony and song composition. These were widely used in singing schools across the South. Anthony Johnson Showalter died November 16 , 1924 in Chattanooga, Tennessee and is buried in the West Hill Cemetery of Dalton, Georgia. |
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