 Shawnee Press was founded in 1939 by famed bandleader/choirmaster from the Golden Age of radio and television, Fred Waring.Waring and his famous singing group “The Pennsylvanians” achieved national prominence on radio and television in the 1930s through the 1970s.As the group grew in popularity, school and church choral directors began requesting copies of Waring’s unique arrangements, and Waring responded by starting a music publisher based in New York City.