Sri Tallapaka Annamacharya

"Sri Tallapaka Annamacharya (శ్రీ తాళ్ళపాక అన్నమాచార్య) (May 9, 1408 – February 23, 1503) is Saint composer of the 15th century is the earliest known musician of India to compose songs called “sankirtanas” in praise of Lord Venkateswara, the deity of Seven Hills in Tirumala, India where unbroken worship is being offered for over 12 centuries."

"Annamacharya was the very first vaggeyakara (composer) in Telugu and established a tradition which was later followed by a number of saint composers like Tyagaiah and Kshetraiah."

Annamacharya composed 32,000 keertanas (devotional songs) in praise of Lord Venkateswara."

M S Subbulakshmi Bhavamulona Sudha Dhanyasi Annamacharya

Annamacharya Tamra patram

Source- Wikipedia , Tirumala.org