| Name |
Other Names |
Birthyear |
Deathyear |
Notes |
| May, Robert L. |
May, Robert Lewis |
1905 |
1976 |
American Jewish creator of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. |
| May, Winifred |
Strong, Patience |
1907 |
1990 |
Poet from the United Kingdom, best known for her work under the pen name Patience Strong. Her poems were usually short, simple and imbued with sentimentality, the beauty of nature and inner strength. She was also a successful lyricist, composing English words for the tango "Jealousy" and "The Dream of Olwen" and an author of several books dealing with Christianity and practical psychology. |
| Maybrick, Michael |
Adams, Stephen |
1844 |
1913 |
English composer and singer, best known under his pseudonym Stephen Adams as the composer of "The Holy City," one of the most popular religious songs in English. |
| Mayfield, Curtis |
|
1942 |
1999 |
Soul, R&B, and funk singer-songwriter, guitarist, and record producer, who was one of the most influential musicians behind soul and politically conscious African-American music. |
| Mayfield, Larry |
|
1944 |
2010 |
American Christian songwriter producer, arranger, coach and teacher |
| Mayhew, Kevin |
|
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Kevin Mayhew Publishers was founded in 1976 with the express intention of serving the entire Christian community. In time, a book department was established to provide liturgical resources, material for children’s ministry, theological and devotional books. |
| Mays, John |
|
1941 |
|
American born Canadian musician John Mays, VP of A&R for Centricity, is one of the most respected executives in Christian music. Along the way, he co-wrote "Love In Any Language," a career song for Sandi Patty included in CCM's list of 100 greatest Christian songs. |
| Mayship, Arthur |
|
|
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Australian Music arranger, editor and translator |
| Mc Burney, Gerard |
|
1954 |
|
British composer, arranger, broadcaster, teacher and writer. |
| McAfee, Don |
|
1935 |
|
Non-classical composer |
| McAlister, Clark |
|
1946 |
|
Music editor |
| McAuley, James |
|
1917 |
1976 |
Australian poet |
| McAuliffe, Mary |
|
1947 |
|
Irish teacher and composer mainly of vocal and choral music, some for children |
| McBroom, Amanda |
McBroom-Ball. Amanda |
1947 |
|
American singer/songwriter and actress |
| McCaldin, Denis |
|
|
|
British conductor and musicologist and music editor, expert in music of Berlioz |
| McCall, J. Peter |
Allison, Peter; Dawson, Peter; Grant, Hector |
1882 |
1961 |
Australian concert singer and popular song writer working in the UK |
| McCall, Marty |
|
|
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Songwriter, and member of pop trio Fireworks (1977) heavily immersed in contemporary Christian music ,then First Call, formed 1983. |
| McCarthy, John |
|
|
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19th Century Music hall comedian and composer. |
| McCarthy, Joseph |
|
1885 |
1943 |
American lyricist whose most famous songs include "You Made Me Love You", and "I'm Always Chasing Rainbows", |
| McCartney, Paul |
McCartney, James Paul (Sir) |
1942 |
|
English singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and composer. With John Lennon, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr, he gained worldwide fame as the bassist of the English rock band the Beatles, |
| McCary, Michael |
|
1971 |
|
American R&B singer, best known as the former bass singer of the R&B group, Boyz II Men |
| McCauley, James |
|
1917 |
1976 |
Australian academic, poet, journalist, literary critic and a prominent convert to Roman Catholicism. |
| McCormick, Peter Dodds |
Amicus |
1834 |
1916 |
Scottish-born schoolteacher, known as the composer of the Australian national anthem "Advance Australia Fair". |
| McCrae, John |
|
1872 |
1918 |
Canadian poet, physician, author, artist and soldier during World War I, and a surgeon during the Second Battle of Ypres, in Belgium. He is best known for writing the famous war memorial poem "In Flanders Fields". McCrae died of pneumonia near the end of the war. |
| McCray, J. |
McCray, James |
|
|
American composer, conductor and writer he taught at Colorado State university. He is best known for his choral music |
| McCullough, Donald |
|
|
|
American composer and choral conductor. Present director of Washington Master Chorale. Represented by several music publishers, including his own publishing company, McCullough Music Press, |
| McCurdy, Ed |
|
1919 |
2000 |
American singer, songwriter, actor |
| McCutchen, Keith |
|
|
|
American teacher, composer and choral conductor. He is the director of African American choral ensemble Indiana university. As a composer, arranger, pianist and choral director, Keith has received numerous commissions and grants for his religious choral music as well as his original jazz compositions and arrangements. Under a national endowment grant in 1998, Keith was commissioned to write Spiritual Medley. |
| McDavitt, Daniel |
|
|
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US choral director, composer and arranger |
| McDermid, J. Aaron |
|
1974 |
|
American conductor and composer, Director of Choral Activities at the University of Jamestown. As a composer he has written more than 20 commissioned works. |