Q:John Willard Peterson (November 1 1921 September 20 2006) was a songwriter who had a major influence on evangelical Christian music in the 1950s through the 1970s. He wrote over 1000 songs and 35 cantatas.Born in Lindsborg Kansas he served as an Army Air Force pilot flying the China Hump during World War II. Later he attended Moody Bible Institute and served on the radio staff there for a number of years. Given a list of categories: company, educational institution, artist, athlete, office holder, mean of transportation, building, natural place, village, animal, plant, album, film or written work, what category does the paragraph belong to?
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