Question: Where was the composer of song Moonlight Bay born?

Knowledge 1: Moonlight Bay
"Moonlight Bay" is a popular song.It is commonly referred to as "On Moonlight Bay".The lyrics were written by Edward Madden, the music by Percy Wenrich, and was published in 1912.It is often sung in a barbershop quartet style.Early successful recordings in 1912 were by the American Quartet and by Dolly Connolly. [SEP] Knowledge 2: Percy Wenrich
Percy Wenrich (January 23, 1887 – March 17, 1952) was a United States composer of ragtime and popular music.Born in Joplin, Missouri to Daniel Wenrich and Mary Ray, he left for Chicago in 1901 where he attended classes at the Chicago Musical College.Wenrich moved on to New York City around 1907 to work as a Tin Pan Alley composer, but his music retains a Missouri folk flavor.He composed at least eighteen rags, including "Ashy Africa,Noodles,Peaches and Cream" (1905), "Crab Apples," and "The Smiler" (1907).His songs include "Wabash Avenue After Dark" and the hits "Put on Your Old Grey Bonnet" (1909, lyrics by Stanley Murphy), "When You Wore a Tulipand I Wore a Big Red Rose" (1914, lyrics by Jack Mahoney) and "Minnetonka" (1921, lyrics by Gus Kahn)."If It's Good Enough for WashingtonIt's Good Enough for Me" (1908, lyrics by Ren Shields) was a song about a homeless man sleeping on a bench in a public square with statues of Washington, Jefferson, McKinley, Grant and Lee.Wenrich married vaudeville performer Dolly Connolly and in 1911 wrote the hit "Red Rose Rag" for her with lyrics by Edward Madden.In 1912, Wenrich and Madden had another hit with "Moonlight Bay." Wenrich and Connolly toured together for many years.In the late 1930s, Wenrich and several of his fellow hitmakers formed a sensational review called "Songwriters on Parade", performing all across the Eastern seaboard on the Loew's and Keith circuits.Wenrich's last memorable song "Sail Along, Silv'ry Moon" was published in 1937.He died in New York City in 1952 at the age of 65.
Knowledge 1: Moonlight Bay
"Moonlight Bay" is a popular song.It is commonly referred to as "On Moonlight Bay".The lyrics were written by Edward Madden, the music by Percy Wenrich, and was published in 1912.It is often sung in a barbershop quartet style.Early successful recordings in 1912 were by the American Quartet and by Dolly Connolly. [SEP] Knowledge 2: In the Garden (1912 song)
" In the Garden"( sometimes rendered by its first line" I Come to the Garden Alone" is a gospel song written by American songwriter C. Austin Miles( 1868 – 1946), a former pharmacist who served as editor and manager at Hall- Mack publishers for 37 years.According to Miles' great- granddaughter, the song was written" in a cold, dreary and leaky basement in Pitman, New Jersey that did n't even have a window in it let alone a view of a garden."The song was first published in 1912 and popularized during the Billy Sunday evangelistic campaigns of the early twentieth century by two members of his staff, Homer Rodeheaver and Virginia Asher.Roy Rogers and Dale Evans recorded the song with vocal quartet and orchestra on March 3, 1950.Tennessee ErnieFord performed the song on his 1956 platinum album" Hymns".A June 18, 1958 recording by Perry Como was part of his album" When You Come to the End of the Day".Rosemary Clooney included it on her 1959 MGM Records album" Hymns from the Heart".It is also used in juxtaposition to" Blue Tail Fly" near the beginning of the Merchant Ivory film" The Ballad of the Sad Cafe".The book of poetry" Tea" by D. A.Powell also refers to the song.DorisDay recorded the song on her 1962 album" You'll Never Walk Alone".Elvis Presley recorded the song on his gospel album" How Great Thou Art"( 1967).Willie Nelson recorded the song on his 1976 gospel album" The Troublemaker".Glen Campbell recorded the song on his 1989 gospel album" Favorite Hymns".The gospel song is sung in the closing scene of the film" Places in the Heart"( 1984) and by Ronee Blakley in the Robert Altman film" Nashville"( 1975).Brad Paisley recorded a cover of the song on his debut album" Who Needs Pictures"( 1999).The song is included on Johnny Cash's 5- CD box set" Cash Unearthed", released posthumously in November, 2003, and featured on disc 4," My Mother's Hymn Book".This collection of gospel songs was released as a stand- alone disc six months later.The Avett Brothers regularly sing this song as an encore at their concerts.
Knowledge 1: Moonlight Bay
"Moonlight Bay" is a popular song.It is commonly referred to as "On Moonlight Bay".The lyrics were written by Edward Madden, the music by Percy Wenrich, and was published in 1912.It is often sung in a barbershop quartet style.Early successful recordings in 1912 were by the American Quartet and by Dolly Connolly. [SEP] Knowledge 2: Alonso Mudarra
Alonso Mudarra( c. 1510 – April 1, 1580) was a Spanish composer of the Renaissance, and also played the vihuela, a guitar- shaped string instrument.He was an innovative composer of instrumental music as well as songs, and was the composer of the earliest surviving music for the guitar.

Answer: Joplin, Missouri