November 15, 1977

Albert E. Brumley, one of the most successful American gospel song composers of the twentieth century, died. He penned such standards as “I’ll Fly Away,” “I’ll Meet You in the Morning,” “If We Never Meet Again,” and “Turn Your Radio On.” Between 1926 and 1931, he studied, lived, and worked at the Hartford Music Company in Hartford (Sebastian County) under the tutelage of its founder, E. M. Bartlett. He is buried in the Fox Cemetery just outside of Powell, Missouri. Estimates of his total output range from 600 to 800 songs.