James D. Vaughan Music Publisher

[Jessica H]

I was hoping that some of you shape note historians out there might be
able to provide some more information or resources on a box of hymnals
that I have found that once belonged to my grandfather. They all
appear to be published by the James D. Vaughan Music Publisher from
Lawrenceburg, Tennessee between 1933 and 1947. Thanks for your help!!

Jessica Hahl
Portland, OR

[Robert Vaughn]

Hi, Jessica--

For what kind of information are you looking? I probably can't help much. But if you can't find someone here who can, I can give you a postal address & phone number of someone who is very familiar with such publications.

Sincerely,
Robert Vaughn
Mount Enterprise, TX
http://baptistsearch.blogspot.com/
Ask for the old paths, where is the good way.
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For ask now of the days that are past...
http://oldredland.blogspot.com/
Give ear, all ye inhabitants of the land.

--- On Thu, 6/18/09, Jessica H <jessic...@gmail.com> wrote:

[John Martin]

You might start with the website of the James D. Vaughn Gospel Music
Museum in Lawrenceburg, TN.

http://members.tripod.com/vaughanmuseum/

For more depth about Vaughan and the the seven-shape gospel songbook
world that he transformed, I suggest the book "Close Harmony" by
James R. Goff (Chapel Hill, UNC Press, 2002), which is available for
about $25 in paperback.

--John Martin

[Richard Hulan]

The Center for Popular Music at MTSU might have some kind of
literature available about the James D. Vaughan Co. I know they have
a pretty complete run of the songbooks, which were normally annual. I
have some, from about 1918 and thereafter (as well as I remember), but
they aren't handy. Anyway, here's a link to the Center:

http://popmusic.mtsu.edu/

About 30+ years ago, there was a Vaughan family descendant here in the
DC area, whose husband was an executive at IBM. She had prepared a
typewritten (presumably on a new Selectric) history of the company,
for sharing with relatives and the curious. If I come across her
name, etc. that would at least be something to search on -- at the
moment, I can't remember. I spoke with her on the phone just before
we moved from here to Texas (in 1976), but I never got a copy of her
paper.

There was still an annual Sacred Harp sing at Lawrenceburg, TN in the
late 1950s. I think I went once. I believe Elmer Kitchens, a
contributor to the SH, lived there, or near there. Apart from the
more or less college-related sings in or near Nashville (at Harpeth
Presbyterian, and on the Peabody campus), I think it was the only
active SH singing left in Tennessee.

Just before I sent this, the rather better-informed posting to the
list from John Martin came in. But I'll go ahead and send this, as it
contains some other stuff.

Dick Hulan
Spfld VA

[Steve Grauberger]

You can download a pdf of some liner note I wrote that has a very
brief and incomplete history of 7-shape new book singing. This CD is
just African American conventions in Alabama.

http://arts.state.al.us/actc/0575 text.pdf

--
Steve Grauberger
www.alabamaartsradio.com
www.traditionalculture.org

[Will Fitzgerald]

You might need to use this URL to find the liner notes:

http://arts.state.al.us/actc/0575%20text.pdf

On Jun 19, 11:15 am, Steve Grauberger <steve.grauber...@gmail.com>
wrote:

[Jessica H]

Thank you all for this plethora of information? Does anyone know if a
list of the various quartets and their members exists somewhere?

Thanks again!! This is great!

Jessica

On Jun 19, 10:15 am, Will Fitzgerald <will.fitzger...@gmail.com>
wrote: