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John Wesley Work Jr. (August 6, 1871 – September 7, 1925) was a musicologist choral director, educationalist singer and songwriter. He was the first African American collector of folk songs and spirituals. == Early life and education == Work was born on August 6, 1871, in Nashville, Tennessee, to Samuella and John Wesley Work Sr., who was director of a church choir, some of whose members were also in the original Fisk Jubilee Singers. Work attended Fisk University, where he... [more on Wikipedia]