BEYOND THE SUNSET
Mr. Emmett Adams has passed on, and at his funeral tho tune of his last song, "Life's Great # Sunset," was played for tho first time. His songs have been famous for 20 3'ears or more, for it was ho who composed "God Send You Back To Me," and the still more popular "Bells of St. Mary,!' which is known all over tho fcorld and is a great favourite in America, where it is broadcast from the White House every New Year. Born in Australia in 1890, Mr. Adams had a long illness, and it was his wish that? his song, "Life's Great Sunset," should not be published till after his death.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVI, Issue 23275, 18 February 1939, Page 9 (Supplement)
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114BEYOND THE SUNSET New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVI, Issue 23275, 18 February 1939, Page 9 (Supplement)
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