"Everyone agreed that this is a song all Americans should be able to sing. It was a hands-down favorite among teachers. And I've talked with kids in elementary and high schools about it, too. Any youngster can tell you what this song means: Simplicity is sometimes better than complexity, and we shouldn't take ourselves too seriously."
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Will Schmid, president of the 1996 Music Educators National Conference, as quoted in "From Lord of the Dance to Oldsmobile ads, the Shaker song 'Simple Gifts' can now be heard in all kinds of places" by David Crumm in Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service (30 November 1998)
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Joseph Brackett
Joseph Brackett, Jr. (6 May 1797 – 4 July 1882) was an American Shaker Elder and songwriter, famous as the author of the song "Simple Gifts."
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