Songs Written by Henry E. PetherTop Songs / Chart Singles Discography

Henry Edmond Pether (13 November 1867 – 7 February 1932) was an English songwriter and arranger. He was born in Tottenham, London, and worked for many years as an employee of the music publishers, Francis, Day & Hunter, primarily as an arranger of songs, including traditional folk songs and shanties, for publication as sheet music. As a writer, his most successful songs included "Waiting at the Church" and "Poor John" (both with lyrics by Fred W. Leigh, sung by Vesta... [more on Wikipedia]

As a songwriter, Henry E. Pether first charted in 1906 with Waiting at the Church (My Wife Won't Let Me).The artist placed 2 songs on the Billboard Hot 100, 2 of which reached the Top‑10.The artist scored 1 UK Top‑75 entries.