[I oft have been thoughtless, dear Savior, I know]

Composer: Charles Wesley Vaughan

Charles Wesley Vaughan was born near Pulaski, Tennessee, and studied music with his older brother, James D. Vaughan, as well as E. T. Hilderbrand and B. C. Unseld. He married Bertha Cole in 1904. Charles W. Vaughan taught alongside his brother in the Vaughan School of Music for several years, managed the first Vaughan Quartet, and wrote a number of lyrics and musical settings. In addition to his music business, Vaughan was editor of the Lawrence News and the Vaughan Family Visitor. He was also mayor of Lawrenceburg, Tennessee, and served in the state legislature. --Mrs. J.R. Baxter & Videt Polk, Gospel Song Writers Biography (Dallas: Stamps-Baxter, 1971), pp. 293-294. Go to person page >