October 2 - Francis Hopkinson; Sting (The Musical Birthday Series, 5th Annual Cycle)

Previous posts for October 2nd are here: Sting (2019), Leroy Shield (2020), Don McLean (2021), and Gunnar Wenneberg; Kenneth Leighton (2022)

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Francis Hopkinson (2 October 1737 [N.S.] – 9 May 1791) was an American lawyer, jurist, author, and composer, best remembered as a signer of the Declaration of Independence.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

When in the Course…

 

He was a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence, representing New Jersey. -- Wikipedia

 

He is credited as being the first American-born composer to commit a composition to paper with his 1759 composition "My Days Have Been So Wondrous Free". --- Wikipedia 

As composer his output was minor; —

There are others whose works are diviner;

But he wasn’t the worst

And was probably first,

Before he won fame as “a signer.”

 

 

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Sting (born Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner) (b. 2 October 1951)  is an English musician and actor. He was the frontman, songwriter and bassist for the Police.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Old Soul

Sumner, (Gordon Matthew Thomas)

Must have shown some youthful promise,

But here’s a most surprising thing

About the artist known as Sting…

For years he went from gig to gig,

Then with the Police he hit it big,

And owing to his gifts and drive,

He found success at twenty-five.

But twenty-five is, on the whole,

A latish start for rock and rock.

 

 

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