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 Seaborn M. & Thomas J. Denson - Double Springs, AL Posted by:  YoSam.
N 34° 08.784 W 087° 24.146
16S E 462899 N 3778461
The brothers who woke up Southern Religious Folk Singing
Waymark Code: WMPW41
Location: Alabama, United States
Date Posted: 10/28/2015
Views: 4
County of memorial: Winston County
Location of memorial: Blake St., courthouse lawn, Double Springs
Marker erected by: Their families, their pupils and legions of singers
Marker erected: 1944
Memorial text: To the Memory of the Brothers
SEABORN M DENSON and THOMAS J. DENSON
(1854~ 1936) (1863 ~ 1935)
Who Devoted their Lives and Gifts to Composing
And Teaching, over Most of the Southland.
American Religious Folk Music as Embodied in
"THE SACRED HARP"THIS STONE IS PLACED
In the Midst of Their Field of Labor by the
Loving Hands of Their Families, Pupils of Their
Singing, Schools, Legions of Singers and Other
Friends in the Summer of the Year 1944.
THE HUNDREDTH ANNIVERSARY OF "THE SACRED HARP,"
While
"Uncle Seab" and "Uncle Tom" sing on ~
[line of music I cannot copy]
way o~ver in the promised land.
Committee:
L.P.ODEM - RUTH DENSON - Dr. GEORGE P. JACKSON
Website with more information on either the memorial or the person(s) it is dedicated to: [Web Link]
Location: courthouse lawn
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