E. D.
Finley
E. D. Finley was born April 21, 1919 in Tipton County,
Tennessee to H. C. and Edna Finley. In 1944 he married Mary
Tucker. He attended singing schools taught by his father
and he attended normals taught by
J. W. Gaines. He wrote the
song "I Want To Hold My Savior’s Hand."