Joseph Eastburn Winner (c. 1837–1918) was an American

composer A composer is a person who writes music. The term is especially used to indicate composers of Western classical music, or those who are composers by occupation. Many composers are, or were, also skilled performers of music. Etymology and def ...

and music publisher. He is best known for his tune " The Little Brown Jug" (1869). He was born in

Philadelphia Philadelphia ( ), colloquially referred to as Philly, is the List of municipalities in Pennsylvania, most populous city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and the List of United States cities by population, sixth-most populous city in the Unit ...

, Pennsylvania, where he operated a publishing business from 1854 to 1907. He sometimes used the pseudonym R. A. Eastburn on his compositions. From 1845 to 1854 he partnered with his brother, the composer

Septimus Winner Septimus Winner (May 11, 1827 – November 22, 1905) was an American songwriter of the 19th century. He used his own name, and also the pseudonyms Alice Hawthorne, Percy Guyer, Mark Mason, Apsley Street, and Paul Stenton. He was also a teacher ...

, in the music publishing business.

References

External links

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Philadelphia Composers and Music Publishers: Joseph Eastburn Winner (1837-1918)

Little Brown Jug at Allmusic.com
American male composers American composers 1830s births 1918 deaths Songwriters from Pennsylvania American male songwriters {{NorthAm-composer-stub