Born: February 15, 1896, Alabama.
Died: March 3, 1968, Alabama.
Buried: Providence Cemetery, Lawrence County, Alabama.
Beck studied music at the Eureka Normal School and under R. L. Page, S. O. Manor and other instructors.
He went on to teach at some 75 schools himself, and serve at singing conventions for decades.
If you know where to get a good photo of Beck (head & shoulders, at least 200×300 pixels),