Frederick J. Work
American songwriter (1879–1942) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Frederick Jerome Work (c. 1879 - 1942) was a collector, arranger ("harmonizer"), and composer of songs in the United States.[1] He was part of a family of musicians[2] and published a collection of "Negro spirituals" with his brother John Wesley Work.
He worked at Fisk University and with its the Jubilee Singers and toured with another singing group he conducted.[3] He played the piano.[4] He was photographed at Albert Coombs Barnes home in 1940.[5]
He was born in Nashville, Tennessee.[6]