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Joseph Brackett

Joseph Brackett
Joseph Brackett, American religious leader and composer (d. 1882)

Joseph Brackett Jr. was an American songwriter, author, and elder of The United Society of Believers in Christ's Second Appearing, better known as the Shakers. The most famous song attributed to Brackett, "Simple Gifts", is still widely performed and adapted.

6 May 1797

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