John Wesley Work Jr.

John Wesley Work Jr.
Born	(1871-08-06)August 6, 1871 Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Died	September 7, 1925(1925-09-07) (aged 54) Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Education	Fisk University Harvard University
Occupations	Musicologist folklorist choral director singer songwriter publisher educator
Known for	Collector of Folk songs and spirituals, published in New Jubilee Folk Songs as Sung by The Fisk Jubilee Singers (1901), New Jubilee Songs and Folk Song of the American Negros (1907)
Spouse	Agnes Haynes
Children	6 including John Wesley Work III
Relatives	Frederick Jerome Work (brother)

John Wesley Work Jr. (August 6, 1871 – September 7, 1925) was a musicologist, the first African-American collector of folk songs and spirituals, and also a choral director, educationalist singer and songwriter.