I'll sail away home

Author: John M. Henson

John Melvin Henson, 1887-1972 Born: August 23, 1887 in Cur­ryille, Georg­ia. Died: Ap­ril 22, 1972, At­lan­ta, Georg­ia. Henson be­gan teach­ing in sing­ing schools in 1909, and with Ho­mer Mor­ris, formed the Mor­ris-Hen­son Com­pa­ny. He wrote over 200 songs in his life­time. --hymntime.com Go to person page >