Henry Clay Work

Born: October 1, 1832
Died: June 8, 1884
Country: United States
IPI: 00033222332 9 works
Comments: Very popular nineteenth century songwriter and composer. He was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame as part of its inaugural class in 1970.
Work and his family were passionate abolitionists from Connecticut; their family home was a stop on the Underground Railway for which Work's father had been imprisoned for a time. Work wrote several emotional Civil War songs, and his "Marching Through Georgia" is considered to be one of the great Civil War songs of the North.

Songs written by Henry Clay Work

Title	Written by	Originally by	Original date	Covered by
Grafted into the Army	Henry Clay Work			Covered by (6 artists)
Grandfather's Clock	Henry Clay Work	Edison Male Quartette	December 15, 1904	Covered by (104 artists)
Kingdom Coming!	Henry Clay Work	Fred Van Eps	June 1, 1916	Covered by (25 artists)
Marching Through Georgia	Henry Clay Work	Geo J. Gaskin	January 3, 1896	Covered by (67 artists)
The Picture on the Wall	Henry Clay Work			Covered by (2 artists)
The Ship That Never Returned	Henry Clay Work	Charles Lewis Stine	March 19, 1925	Covered by (150 artists)