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Songwriter Luther G. Presley (1887-1974) was inducted into the Southern Gospel Music Hall of Fame at Dollywood recently in Pigeon Forge, Tenn. His ninety plus year-old son Leister Presley of Searcy, Ark. accepted the honor by video saying he was honored that his late father and his work is being recognized.

The Florida Boys appeared to honor their late songwriter performing his “When the Saints Go Marchin’ In” written with V.O. Stamps.


"Luther Presley penned the words in 1937 and V.O. Stamps wrote the music to 'When the Saints Go Marching In,'” he said. "The New Orleans Saints football team adopted the song as their theme song in the 1960s. Presley thought “I’d Rather Have Jesus” was his best song, however, several years after his death, “It’s Shouting Time In Heaven” has become one of the most popular songs heard on radio and TV and other media today having been used 4,158 times in one quarter as reported by BMI, Waller said.

The other 2008 SGMA class of inductees are Polly Grimes, the late Fred Daniel, Squire Parsons, the late Herschel Lester, and Ray Dean Reese.

http://www.sgma.org

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