In addition to the Benson record label, the company owned other imprints, including HeartWarming, Greentree and RiverSon. HeвЂ™s Coming Back, He Looked Beyond My Faults, I Go to the Rock, If That IsnвЂ™t Love, and Somebody Prayed for Me are just a few representative titles.вЂќ Its catalog includes thousands of copyrights, many of them standards in the field. The obituary explains: вЂњAs a publishing firm, the company already had songs recorded by nearly every Southern Gospel act. In time, the Benson company diversified as both a publisher of sheet music and a record label. Benson III, published in the industry magazine Music Row, tells of the companyвЂ™s phenomenal growth and expansion especially from the late 1940s through the 1980s. The younger of the three men died in 2018 at age 90.ДЄn obituary for John T. Benson Jr., who then was followed by his son, John T. Benson, who then passed leadership to his son, John T. The publishing company today known as Brentwood Benson dates back to 1902 and for many years The Benson Company was NashvilleвЂ™s oldest permanent music business. вЂњWe want to honor the many arrangers, artists, songwriters, and partners who have given so much to breathe life into the musicals, collections, and anthems created over the years.вЂќ вЂњBrentwood Benson has experienced a long and storied history developing compelling resources that have empowered churches to impact their communities with the gospel,вЂќ the closure notice says. Its roots go back to one of the oldest music companies in Nashville, and its history parallels the rise of Southern Gospel and then Contemporary Christian Music. However, the only way to purchase any of our products will be directly from us as we liquidate inventory over the next two weeks.вЂќД¬urrently, all physical products offered on the website are being sold at 60% off normal prices and digital products are being sold at half price.ДЄs a publishing group, Brentwood Benson has produced and marketed consumer print and choral music as well as hymnals and songbooks for the church market. The abrupt announcement said officials are вЂњcautiously hopeful that we will find a home for some of our best-selling products and resources in the future. вЂњThe challenges presented to those of us charged with developing resources for church choirs and orchestras resulted in market realities that have become unmanageable.вЂќ Unfortunately, these challenges have forced us to make the difficult decision to shut down all operations by the end of 2021.вЂќ The challenges presented to those of us charged with developing resources for church choirs and orchestras resulted in market realities that have become unmanageable. The announcement states: вЂњAs we have all experienced over the past two years, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has been extraordinary. The owner of the worldвЂ™s largest Christian music publishing catalog is closing its business, citing the effects of COVID-19 as the reason.Д«rentwood Benson Music - which reportedly owns about 60,000 copyrights and is a storied Christian music business based in Nashville - announced on its website that it will cease operations by the end of this year.

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