| LC control no. | n 81126823 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Smith, John Stafford, 1750-1836 |
| Variant(s) | Brown, John Stafford, 1750-1836 |
| Birth date | 1750 |
| Death date | 18360921 |
| Place of birth | Gloucester, England |
| Place of death | London, England |
| Profession or occupation | Musicologist Composer |
| Found in | The star-spangled banner, c1861. New Grove (Smith, John Stafford; baptised March 30,1750) New Grove, 2nd ed. on line (under: Smith, John Stafford; b. Gloucester, bap. Mar. 30, 1750; d. London, Sept. 21, 1836; English musicologist and composer) Star-spangled banner (Song); arr. The star spangled banner, c1992: t.p. (John Stafford Brown) caption (John Stafford Smith) Wikipedia, June 7, 2012 (John Stafford Smith; b. 30 March 1750; d. 21 September 1836; British composer, church organist, and early musicologist. Stafford Smith is best known for writing the music for "The Anacreontic Song", which became the tune for the American patriotic song The Star-Spangled Banner that in 1931 was adopted as the national anthem of the United States of America) |
| Invalid LCCN | n 94028159 |
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