Author: Joseph M. Jones
Grandpa McWhorter: Singer and Civil Servant
The issuance early last year of the reproduction of the 1911 Original Sacred Harp (the James Book) caused me to reflect upon the extraordinary influence that historic old book and its predecessors had on common community life throughout the deep South a century ago. I knew from childhood that my grandfather, M. F. McWhorter (1858–1940)…
Sacred Harp Singing: A Way of Wife
A note from the editor: This article was initially published in the Huntsville Sacred Harp Newsletter, no. 18 (February 1994), edited by David Ivey. Thanks to David and to the author for suggesting it for inclusion in this issue. How many of you Sacred Harp singers can give credit, unquestionably, to that cherished oblong book…