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How the high school band got started
My, how far they have come. There was a picture in my hometown paper, the Lamar Democrat, of the high school band. The caption said there were 110 of them plus ten majorettes. I hope somebody there remembers the beginning; we pioneers who paved the way, me’n Dupree... -
A little compassion, please
When you hit a snag, when everything seems to be going wrong, it’s so nice to have someone with compassion, someone to understand, to offer a helping hand in a time when you need all the help you can get. I offer a couple of examples: My son-in-law finally got the... -
Sad Christmas songs and springtime
Christmas is far behind us now, but I still feel its effects. For some reason, I have noticed the thread of sadness that runs through many Christmas songs more than usual. Let me try to explain: Take ‘Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas.’ Picture Judy Garland... -
Southern gospel
I reckon Lamar County was the absolute center of the musical genre known as Southern Gospel. Amazingly, I still run into people in Alabama who don’t know what Southern Gospel is. It is perhaps easier to describe what it is not. It is not Bluegrass Gospel. No....