George Arthur Barker, Date of Birth, Date of Death

George Arthur Barker

English composer

Date of Birth: 15-Apr-1812

Date of Death: 02-Mar-1876

Profession: composer

Zodiac Sign: Aries

George Arthur Barker (15 April 1812 – 2 March 1876) was an English song composer and tenor singer. Born in London, he became well-known as an opera singer and recitalist, both in England and Scotland.
He was also a prolific songwriter, his best known songs including "The Irish Emigrant" (1846), "Scottish Blue Bells" (1846), and "White Squall" (1847).
Many of his songs were issued in the ten-volume Song Albums, published from 1853, and his Songs of the Army and Navy (1855).Barker died in Aylestone, Leicestershire, in 1876.