1881–1964

Introduction

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Born: Ju­ly 16, 1881, Ben­netts, Bax­ter Coun­ty, Ar­kan­sas.

Died: De­cem­ber 2, 1964, Bronte, Tex­as.

Buried: Fair­view Ce­me­te­ry, Bronte, Tex­as.

Biography

Bernard was the son of Da­vid Wil­son Ed­mi­as­ton and Geor­gia Ann Flu­ty, and hus­band of El­la Al­len.

He stu­died mu­sic un­der Ru­fus Tur­ner, Frank­lin Ei­land, W. H. Law­son, Ber­ry Mc­Gee, Em­mett Dean, G. W. Fields, John Her­bert, and ma­ny oth­ers, and taught sing­ing schools for at least 38 years.

He wrote and pub­lished songs through the Trio Mu­sic Com­pa­ny, Wa­co, Tex­as, and was di­rec­tor of the Sou­thern De­vel­op­ment Nor­mal School of Mu­sic in W­aco.

Sources

Lyrics

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