Biography.guide
Home › People › Songwriter › Adger M. Pace
Portrait of Adger M. Pace

Adger M. Pace

1882 – 1959

American songwriter

Don't just read it — keep itBiographies to ownE-book · Audio · Video From $7 →

About Adger M. Pace

Lived 1882 – 1959 (aged 76). Adger M. Pace was a songwriter.

Adger M. Pace (August 13, 1882 - February 12, 1959) was an American hymn writer, music performer and teacher. He (co-)wrote close to 4,000 Southern gospel shape note songs, including Jesus Is All I Need, My Father Answers Prayers, Beautiful Star of Bethlehem, and Peace, Sweet Peace.

Early life Pace was born on August 13, 1882. He had two brothers and three sisters.

Career Pace was hired by James David Vaughan as the music editor of his publishing company, the James D. Vaughan Publishing Company. Pace also taught at the Vaughan School of Music in Lawrenceburg, where one of his students was Ottis J. Knippers, a singer-songwriter who served as a judge and a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives. Pace authored two musical textbooks.

Pace was also a music performer. In 1917, he joined the Vaughan Saxophone Quartet with Joe Allen, Ira Foust and William Burton Walbert. From 1923 to the 1930s, Pace was a member of the Vaughan Radio Quartet, a band whose members included Walbert, Hilman Barnard and Otis Leon McCoy.

Personal life, death and legacy Pace married Johnnie Ryals. They had two sons and a daughter. They resided at 622 North Military Avenue in Lawrenceburg, Tennessee.

Selected works

Biography shop

Don’t just read it —
keep it.

Full-length biographies made to live with: read them, listen on the way to work, watch them tonight.

  • E-book
  • Audio
  • Video
Browse the shop — from $7

Instant download · yours to keep · every purchase keeps this site free

Important facts

People in Adger M. Pace's life

Named in this biography and alive at the same time

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Adger M. Pace's

Frequently asked questions

Who was Adger M. Pace?

American songwriter

When was Adger M. Pace born?

Adger M. Pace was born on 13 August 1882.

When did Adger M. Pace die?

Adger M. Pace died on 12 February 1959 in Lawrenceburg, Tennessee.

What was Adger M. Pace's occupation?

Adger M. Pace was a songwriter.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Adger M. Pace

· Wikidata: Q57239341

· DBpedia: Adger M. Pace

Cite this page

APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Adger M. Pace. https://biography.guide/adger-m-pace/

MLA: "Adger M. Pace." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/adger-m-pace/.

Chicago: "Adger M. Pace." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/adger-m-pace/.

Data last updated: 2026-09-22 · Spot an error? Report a correction.

Page generated 2026-09-27 05:27 UTC