Who is virgil stamps

In he attended the singing school of Richard M. Sometime after that, his father bought a small store and V. In he became a field representative for the James D. Vaughan Music Company of Lawrenceburg, Tennessee.

Vaughan from —24, including singing in a quartet representing the Vaughan company. Around he composed his first song, entitled "The Man Behind the Plow". In he founded the V. I've left the land of Egypt, I'm bound for Canaan's sho'.

I've left the regions of darkness. Jesus is my Pilot, in the time of storm. Just at the close of the Mosaic age. Keep telling the wonderful story of love. Last night as darkness gathered. O Father, hear me as I pray to thee. Often I'm tempted to wander away. Some day the cares of life will rise. Silver strains : our book for Sunday schools, revivals, conventions, and general use in all religious gatherings 1 edition published in in English and held by 6 WorldCat member libraries worldwide.

Favorite songs and hymns : a complete church hymnal 3 editions published between and in English and held by 5 WorldCat member libraries worldwide. Gleams of glory : earnestly dedicated to all music lovers by Virgil O Stamps 2 editions published in in English and held by 5 WorldCat member libraries worldwide.

Our Crowning Praise 1 edition published in in English and held by 5 WorldCat member libraries worldwide. Harbor bells : for Sunday-schools, singing schools, conventions, etc. Audience Level. Related Identities. Associated Subjects. Baxter became his business partner, and they changed the name of the company to Stamps—Baxter Music and Printing Company by The company soon became the country's premier gospel music business. Its activities included songwriting, publishing, and sponsoring musical groups and radio broadcasts.

Baxter oversaw the operations east of the Mississippi River, while Stamps moved to Dallas in and ran the operations in the western United States from his Dallas headquarters.

Stamps—Baxter helped bring gospel music into the mainstream by broadcasting it nationally on radio and by encouraging its performance in public. The program brought him, the company, and gospel music increasingly into public view. The radio program was so successful that it produced a boom in Stamps—Baxter's publishing operations.