Eugene Monroe Bartlett Sr. (a.k.a. E.M. Bartlett) (December 24, 1885 – January 25, 1941) was an American Christian singer, songwriter and producer of gospel music. He wrote " Victory in Jesus".

Early life

Eugene Monroe Bartlett Sr., was born on December 24, 1885, in Waynesville, Missouri. ^{[1] [2] [3]} He grew up in Sebastian County, Arkansas. ^{[1] [2]} He attended the Hall-Moody Institute in Martin, Tennessee and graduated from William Jewell College in Liberty, Missouri. ^{[1] [3]}

Career

Barlett first worked for the Central Music Company, a shape note music publisher in Hartford, Arkansas. ^{[1] [3]} In 1918, with David Moore and John A. McClung, he co-founded the Hartford Music Company in Hartford. ^{[1] [2] [3]} He served as its President from 1918 to 1935. ^{[1] [3]} Over the course of nearly two decades, he opened new branches in Nacogdoches, Texas and Hartshorne, Oklahoma. ^[3]

He was the founder of the Hartford Music Institute in 1921. ^{[1] [3]} Five years later, he mentored Albert E. Brumley, ^[2] who attended the institute. ^{[1] [3]}

He published The Herald of Song, a monthly magazine about gospel music. ^{[1] [3]}

A prolific songwriter, he wrote many Christian gospel songs such as Everybody Will Be Happy Over There, Just a Little While, He Will Remember Me, You Can’t Keep a Good Man Down, and Victory in Jesus. He also wrote the country music song Take an Old Cold Tater (and Wait), recorded by Little Jimmy Dickens. ^{[1] [3]}

Personal life, death and legacy

Barlett married Joan Tatum in 1917. They had two children: Gene Bartlett Jr., and Charles Bartlett. ^{[1] [2]}

Barlett died on January 25, 1941. He was buried at Oak Hill Cemetery in Siloam Springs, Arkansas. ^[1]

Bartlett was inducted into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame in Nashville, Tennessee in 1973. ^{[1] [2]} His Victory in Jesus appeared on Hymns, an album by Christian singer Michael W. Smith released in 2014.

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