Author: C. J. Griggs
“Melancholy Day”: Letters of Condolence after the Death of Thomas Jackson Denson
A note from the editor: Sacred Harp singers from across the South wrote to Paine Denson expressing their condolences and sharing their memories after the death of his father, singing school teacher, leader, and composer Thomas Jackson Denson. T. J.’s death on September 14, 1935, shortly after returning home from the United Sacred Harp Musical Association,…