List of Wings Over Jordan Choir personnel explained

The following is a list of personnel—conductors, singers, soloists and board members—involved with the a capella African-American spiritual–centered Wings Over Jordan Choir from its 1935 founding as the Gethesame Baptist Choir in Cleveland, Ohio, until 1978.

Conductors

Conductors and directors for the Wings Over Jordan Choir include:^[1]

• James E. Tate (1935–38), director of the Gethesame Baptist Choir through their radio debut on WGAR radio and national pickup by CBS^{[2] [3]}
• Worth Kramer (1938–41), program director of WGAR, arranged and published much of the choir's repertoire, directed their 1941 Columbia Masterworks album^[4]
• Willette Firmbanks Thompson (1935–41), pianist, assistant director under both Tate and Kramer, believed to be the first female director of a nationally known choir^[5]
• Frederick D. Hall (1941–42), interim conductor, professor at Alabama State College
• Gladys Olga Jones (1942), New Orleans native and Dillard University graduate who trained under Fredrick D. Hall
• Joseph S. Powe (1942–43), conductor until leaving to join the United States Navy
• Hattye Easley (1943–46), who also was a soloist; conducted the choir during their 1945–46 USO tour in Europe
• Maurice Goldman (1944–45), shared duties with Hattye Easley and the choir's second white director after Worth Kramer
• James Lewis Elkins (1946–47), led the choir through the initial part of their postwar tour and recognized by the New York Philharmonic as a guest conductor^[6]
• Charles E. King (1946–47), later a director of the "Wings Over Hollywood" choir^[7] and the Cleveland-based "Kingdom Choir"
• Gilbert F. Allen (1947–49), final conductor for the choir's CBS program, directed their RCA Victor records including "Amen"^[8]
• Frank Everett (1949–78), conductor for the choir's "second generation" that continued performing after Rev. Settle's 1995 retirement and 1967 death^[9]
• Kenneth Brown Billups (1950–57), conductor for the Legend Singers of St. Louis, which was designated as a satellite unit of Wings by Rev. Settle^[10]
• Clarence H. Brooks (1950–64), conductor for the East Coast satellite unit of Wings^[11]

Singers and soloists

The following is a list of verified singers and soloists involved with Wings Over Jordan. Because of the total number of singers that were ultimately associated with the choir, either in their original incarnation or the varied satellite units that bore the "Wings Over Jordan Choir" name after 1950, a definitive list is almost impossible to compile.

Original roster

Former members have estimated that the choir originally had a roster of between 40 and 50 members in the summer of 1937, consisting of mostly unmarried men and women, with an age range between 17 and 30. Two 1957 Call and Post articles that covered a 20th anniversary reunion for the original members of Wings Over Jordan Choir listed the following singers:^{[12] [13]}

• Mabel Allen
• Bertha Austin
• Louis Lucas Baker
• Rufus Baker
• Paul Breckenridge^[14]
• Robert Bullock
• Ruth Wyatt Burke
• Ralph Caldwell
• Mary R. Carpenter
• Alice Carroll
• Clyde Spearman
• Elizabeth Settle Carter
• Jesse Chaney
• Ezekiel Samuel Dearon
• Hazel Lee Johnson
• Helen Springs Dixon
• Ben Dortch
• Persie Ford
• Gladys Hauser-Bates Goodloe
• Grace Spearman Goodman
• George H. Grant
• Alice Harper
• Norman Harris
• Neil Harrison
• Cynthia Hayes
• Marvin Hayes
• Leroy Johnson
• William Johnson
• Lucille Jones
• Julia Kelly
• William Kelly
• Walter Malloy
• David Martin
• Lois Waterford Parker
• Fred Parks
• Rev. Henry Payden^[15]
• Rev. Earl Preston, Jr.^[16]
• Gwendolyn Settle Rates
• Rev. Montgomery Rates^[17]
• Lewis Richardson
• Evelyn Freeman Roberts
• Thomas Roberts
• Anne Mae W. Ross
• Glenn Thomas "Buddy" Settle
• Imedla Herring Shaw
• Gene Shell
• Mildred Caslin Simmons
• Martha Spearman^[18]
• Helen Springs
• Olive Thompson
• Williette Firmbanks Thompson
• Hazel Morris Warner
• Cleva Webster

1942 partial roster

The following 11 singers were identified in an October 27, 1942, concert review in The Pantagraph out of a roster of 20:^[19]

• Emory Barnes
• John Carpenter^[20]
• Dorothy Clark
• Cecil Dandy^[21]
• Hattie Easley
• Gladys Hauser-Bates Goodloe
• Thomas Hunter
• Esther Overstreet^[22]
• Joseph S. Powe
• Clarence Small
• Alice Thompson

1945 USO tour roster

Along with Rev. Glenn T. Settle, business manager Mildred Ridley and conductor Hattye Easley, the following singers took part in a ten-month tour in Europe to perform for overseas military personnel on behalf of the USO:^[23]

• Sylvia Avery
• John Carpenter
• Rheda Chatman
• Dorothy Clarke
• Cecil Dandy
• Ezekiel Dearon
• Cynthia Groverly
• Marvin Hayes
• Mildred Hunter
• Myrtle Jones
• William Peoples
• Rell Pierce
• George Rates
• Kenneth Slaughter
• Sherman Sneed
• Eugene Strider
• Ellison White

1950 roster

The following singers were listed as members in a 1950 promotional booklet:

• Sylvia Avery
• Charles T. Blackburn
• Ernest C. Bledsoe
• Robert G. Brown
• Joseph M. Cabiness
• Walter T. Clark
• Orlando Donan
• Ruth Fomby
• Eddie Givens, Jr.
• DuWayne Griffin
• Helen Hallums
• Gerald L. Hutton
• Amie Lee Johnson
• Samuel R. Johnson
• Pattie Jean Moore
• Gussie Mae Southall
• Olive Thompson

1951 West Coast roster

The following singers were listed in a September 27, 1951, concert conducted by Frank Everett, who primarily headed the choir's West Coast "satellite unit":^[24]

• Thomas Brown
• Walter T. Clark
• Delores Cordell
• Neil Harrison
• Lorraine Jeffries
• Barbara Mills
• Christine Schooler
• Travestine Underwood
• Leslie Wells

1955 East Coast roster

These singers were listed in an October 3, 1955, concert conducted by Clarence H. Brooks, who headed the East Coast-based group:^[25]

• Clarence H. Brooks
• Edna Mae Brooks
• Adell Emerson
• James Green
• Billye Mathews
• Clementine Patrick
• Alvin Washington
• Bobbie Williams

Additional singers

The following are additional members of the choir in any incarnation that have been cited and verified elsewhere:

• Sarah Alexander^[26]
• Marian Anderson
• Rev. Paschal R. Banks^[27]
• Vivian Bradford^[28]
• Samuel Brooks,^[29] father of actor Avery Brooks^{[30] [31]}
• Dorothy Farmer^[32]
• Web Fleming^[33]
• Elizabeth James
• Oscar Lindsay^[34]
• Steffan Long^[35]
• Albert Meadows
• George McCants^[36]
• Hazel Morris^[37]
• Rev. John H. Ogletree^[38]
• Rosemae Ogletree^[39]
• William Peebles
• Mildred Pollard
• Herb Reed, later with The Platters^[40]
• Leonard Robinson^[41]
• Yvonne Ross^[42]
• Pinkey Scott^[43]
• Mary Carter Settle
• Helen Springs
• Esther Sweet
• Ronald Townson, later with The 5th Dimension^[44]
• Edward M. Turner
• Virginia Wright

Board of trustees

The following people were listed as members of the Wings Over Jordan Choir's board of trustees in December 1943:^[45]

• Rev. Glenn T. Settle, Wings Over Jordan Choir founder and director
• Senator Harold H. Burton (R-OH), former mayor of Cleveland
• Rev. Charles H. Crable, president of the Ohio Baptist General Assembly
• Attorney Jules Eshmer, of law firm Davies and Eshner
• Dr. David V. Jemison, president of the National Baptist Convention
• Worth Kramer, general manager of WGKV radio
• Lawrence O. Payne, Cleveland councilman and Call and Post co-publisher

Bibliography

• Harrell. Babette Reid. 2019. Preserving the Negro Spiritual: A Case Study of Wings Over Jordan Celebration Chorus. College of Fine Arts. Boston University. December 10, 2021. TeachingCleveland.org. December 11, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211211020943/https://teachingcleveland.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Harrell_bu_0017E_15129.pdf. live.
• McGee. Isaiah R.. 2007. The Origin and Historical Development of Prominent Professional Black Choirs in the United States. College of Music. Florida State University. December 10, 2021. FSU Digital Library. December 11, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211211020942/https://fsu.digital.flvc.org/islandora/object/fsu:180837/datastream/PDF/download/citation.pdf. live.
• Book: Encyclopedia of American Gospel Music. Taylor & Francis Group. 2013. 978-0-415-94179-2. McNeil. W. K.. New York. 2005044994. December 9, 2021. Google Books. December 9, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211209150929/https://books.google.com/books?id=EViMAQAAQBAJ. live.
• Price. Madalin Olivia Trigg. 1995. Wings Over Jordan and American Radio: 1937-1947. . Mass Communication and Journalism. University of Southern Mississippi. subscription. December 12, 2021. ProQuest. December 13, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211213043103/https://aquila.usm.edu/theses_dissertations/2901/. live.
• Book: . In re Applications of G.A. Richards, transferor, and Harry J. Klinger, Lawrence P. Fisher and John H. Hannah, transferees, for consent to the transfer of control of KMPC, the Station of the Stars, Inc., Los Angeles, Calif., Docket No. 9402, WJR, the Goodwill Station, Inc., Detroit, Michigan, Docket No. 9403 [and] WGAR Broadcasting Company, Cleveland, Ohio, Docket No. 9404. For renewal of license of Radio Stations KMPC, the Station of the Stars, Inc. ... Docket No. 9468, File No. BR-18, WJR, the Goodwill Station, Inc. ... Docket No. 9469, File No. BR-331 [and] WGAR Broadcasting Company ... Docket No. 9405, File No. BR-283: Exhibits of the WGAR Broadcasting Company]. Fulton, Walter & Halley. 1948. 1. Washington, D.C.. August 25, 2021. World Radio History. September 29, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210929015111/https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-File-Cabinet/WGAR-1948-License-Renwal-1.pdf. live.

External links

• Wings Over Jordan Choir (WOJC) at Case Western Reserve University's Encyclopedia of Cleveland History
• The Praying Grounds Interviews at Cleveland State University's Cleveland Memory Project
• The Wings Over Jordan Collection at the National Afro-American Museum and Cultural Center

Notes and References

1. Web site: Fenner. Chris. August 30, 2021. Wings Over Jordan bio. live. December 5, 2021. Hymnology Archive. en-US. December 5, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211205205820/https://www.hymnologyarchive.com/wings-over-jordan-bio.
2. News: February 24, 1938. Original Cast Returns To Wings Over Jordan. 3. Call and Post. Cleveland, Ohio. December 10, 2021. NewspaperArchive. December 10, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211210191908/https://newspaperarchive.com/entertainment-clipping-feb-24-1938-2873842/. live.
3. News: December 29, 1938. Covering the News Headlines of 1938. 8-9. Call and Post. Cleveland, Ohio. December 10, 2021. NewspaperArchive. December 10, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211210191911/https://newspaperarchive.com/entertainment-clipping-dec-29-1938-2873907/. live.
4. News: April 12, 1941. "Wings Over Jordan" Choir Signs Contract To Record Famed Songs For Columbia. 1-2. Call and Post. Cleveland, Ohio. December 16, 2021. NewspaperArchive. December 17, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211217034024/https://newspaperarchive.com/entertainment-clipping-apr-12-1941-2887535/. live.
5. News: February 17, 1938. Now Directs "Wings Over Jordan" Choir. 7. Call and Post. Cleveland, Ohio. December 10, 2021. NewspaperArchive. December 10, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211210205905/https://newspaperarchive.com/entertainment-clipping-feb-17-1938-2873892/. live.
6. News: West. Dick. December 12, 1946. 'Wings Over Jordan' Performance Unexcelled. 2B. Corpus Christi Caller-Times. Corpus Christi, Texas. December 28, 2021. Newspapers.com. December 28, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211228043235/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/91286590/wings-over-jordan-performance/. live.
7. News: February 14, 1948. Chorus to Sing Monday. 8. Ventura County Star. Ventura, California. December 21, 2021. Newspapers.com. December 21, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211221212744/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90942947/chorus-to-sing-monday/. live.
8. News: December 22, 1948. In The Groove. 24. Amarillo Daily News. Amarillo, Texas. December 28, 2021. NewspaperArchive. December 28, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211228214019/https://newspaperarchive.com/entertainment-clipping-dec-22-1948-2909810/. live.
9. News: April 15, 1972. Famed Choir Returns April 23. 4. The Hanford Sentinel. Hanford, California. December 23, 2021. Newspapers.com. December 23, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211223211700/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/91046825/famed-choir-returns-april-23/. live.
10. News: Stewart. John T.. January 14, 1950. An Adventure in Brotherhood: Jordan Choir Brings A New Understanding. 9. St. Louis Star-Times. St. Louis, Missouri. December 24, 2021. Newspapers.com. December 24, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211224065249/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/91065422/an-adventure-in-brotherhood-jordan/. live.
11. News: January 12, 1956. Choir Concert Well Received Wednesday Night. 45. The Kokomo Tribune. Kokomo, Indiana. December 24, 2021. Newspapers.com. December 24, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211224065244/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/91065998/choir-concert-well-received-wednesday/. live.
12. News: Williams. June. April 13, 1957. 'Wings Over Jordan' Group Plans Mammoth Reunion. 2. Call and Post. Cleveland, Ohio. December 24, 2021. NewspaperArchive. December 24, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211224065241/https://newspaperarchive.com/entertainment-clipping-apr-13-1957-2902122/. live.
13. News: May 4, 1957. 'Wings' Reunion Lures Many Guests. 5. Call and Post. Cleveland, Ohio. December 25, 2021. NewspaperArchive. December 24, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211224065242/https://newspaperarchive.com/entertainment-clipping-may-04-1957-2902161/. live.
14. Web site: February 13, 2016. Record of the Week #857: Spotlight on Spiritual. live. December 21, 2021. The Vocal Group Harmony Web Site. December 21, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211221035405/https://www.vocalgroupharmony.com/5ROWNEW/RockAMaSoul.htm.
15. News: At The Churches. November 25, 1951. 8-FOUR. Dayton Daily News. Dayton, Ohio. Newspapers.com. December 21, 2021. December 21, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211221212740/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90932282/at-the-churches/. live.
16. News: Prestonians to appear at Shiloh. April 1, 1975. 8. The Evening Independent. Massillon, Ohio. Newspapers.com. December 21, 2021. December 21, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211221212745/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90932555/prestonians-to-appear-at-shiloh/. live.
17. News: Obituary for Montgomery Rates (Aged 55). May 28, 1978. 10. Messenger-Inquirer. Owensboro, Kentucky. Newspapers.com. December 26, 2021. December 27, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211227054308/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/91049706/obituary-for-montgomery-rates-aged-55/. live.
18. News: 'Wings Over Jordan' Chorus To Sing Here on April 9. March 8, 1941. 12. Alton Evening Telegraph. Alton, Illinois. Newspapers.com. December 21, 2021. December 21, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211221212743/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90942855/wings-over-jordan-chorus-to-sing-here/. live.
19. News: Wings Over Jordan Chorus Enthralls 1,000 at Concert. October 27, 1942. 3. The Pantagraph. Bloomington, Illinois. Newspapers.com. December 21, 2021. December 21, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211221212742/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90935914/wings-over-jordan-chorus-enthralls/. live.
20. News: Miller. Malcolm. Music and Drama. May 19, 1946. 9. The Knoxville Journal. Knoxville, Tennessee. Newspapers.com. December 21, 2021. December 21, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211221212745/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90935034/music-and-drama/. live.
21. News: Obituary for Cecil Dandy. February 4, 1982. 11B. Tampa Bay Times. St. Petersburg, Florida. Newspapers.com. December 21, 2021. December 21, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211221212740/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90931945/obituary-for-cecil-dandy/. live.
22. News: January 23, 1942. Fine Concert Given Here Last Evening by "Wings Over Jordan" Singers. 6. Freeport Journal-Standard. Freeport, Illinois. January 2, 2022. Newspapers.com. December 21, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211221212743/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90934699/fine-concert-given-here-last-evening-by/. live.
23. News: Meyer. Sgt. Robert. June 14, 1945. Negro Choir Gives Italians New Idea Of American Music. 5. The Stars and Stripes Mediterranean. Naples, Italy. January 7, 2022. NewspaperArchive. January 8, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220108225245/https://newspaperarchive.com/entertainment-clipping-jun-14-1945-2933224/. live.
24. News: October 2, 1951. "Wings Over Jordan" Gives Superb Performance Thurs.. 5. The Sidney Telegraph. Sidney, Nebraska. December 24, 2021. Newspapers.com. December 24, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211224065240/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/91067413/wings-over-jordan-gives-superb/. live.
25. News: October 4, 1955. Audience Estimated at 700 Attends Third Local Concert by Negro Choir. 10. Marshfield News-Herald. Marshfield, Wisconsin. December 27, 2021. Newspapers.com. December 27, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211227210439/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/91257044/audience-estimated-at-700-attends-third/. live.
26. News: March 24, 1945. Social Briefs. 7A. Call and Post. Cleveland, Ohio. January 14, 2022. NewspaperArchive. January 14, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220114052907/https://newspaperarchive.com/entertainment-clipping-mar-24-1945-2944149/. live.
27. News: Director of music appointed. May 24, 1975. 10. Progress Bulletin. Pomona, California. Newspapers.com. December 24, 2021. December 24, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211224065252/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/91071199/director-of-music-appointed/. live.
28. News: May 13, 1950. Vivian Bradford In Recital. 10-A. Call and Post. Cleveland, Ohio. December 25, 2021. NewspaperArchive. December 26, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211226051454/https://newspaperarchive.com/entertainment-clipping-may-13-1950-2904513/. live.
29. News: Community Players Cast For 'Little Foxes' Announced. April 3, 1950. 20. Evansville Courier and Press. Evansville, Indiana. Newspapers.com. December 22, 2021. December 22, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211222171509/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90978911/community-players-cast-for-little/. live.
30. News: Obituary for Samuel L. Brooks (Aged 63). July 10, 1983. 7-B. Evansville Press. Evansville, Indiana. Newspapers.com. December 22, 2021. December 22, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211222171508/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90979238/obituary-for-samuel-l-brooks-aged-63/. live.
31. News: Light. Betsy. TV's 'Hawk' serious artist. July 20, 1986. 1E, 5E. The Indianapolis Star. Indianapolis, Indiana. Newspapers.com. December 22, 2021. December 22, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211222171508/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90979323/tvs-hawk-serious-artist/. live.
32. News: Radio's 'Wings Over Jordan' Pleases in Local Appearance. August 13, 1943. 9. Battle Creek Enquirer. Battle Creek, Michigan. Newspapers.com. December 28, 2021. December 28, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211228043237/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/91286850/radios-wings-over-jordan-pleases-in/. live.
33. News: Ballou. Art. Hub Gospel Singer Quits Grid. January 31, 1965. 62. The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. Newspapers.com. December 24, 2021. December 24, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211224065246/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/91066981/hub-gospel-singer-quits-grid/. live.
34. News: Campbell. Genie. Rock takes a back seat to jazz. June 27, 1975. Section 2-1. Elk Grove Herald. Elk Grove Village, Illinois. Newspapers.com. December 24, 2021. December 24, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211224065244/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/91067232/rock-takes-a-back-seat-to-jazz/. live.
35. News: Tenor-Baritone to Sing Jazz In Music Box 'Kiss Me Kate'. October 4, 1959. 18. The Bridgeport Post. Bridgeport, Connecticut. Newspapers.com. December 24, 2021. December 24, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211224065247/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/91071332/tenor-baritone-to-sing-jazz-in-music/. live.
36. News: Anthony. Lois R.. Your Church and Mine. April 3, 1951. 6. Latrobe Bulletin. Latrobe, Pennsylvania. Newspapers.com. December 21, 2021. December 21, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211221212746/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90937549/your-church-and-mine/. live.
37. News: April 27, 1946. "Wings" to Appear June 2 in Madison Square Garden. 1A, 11A. Call and Post. Cleveland, Ohio. December 26, 2021. NewspaperArchive. December 26, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211226061440/https://newspaperarchive.com/entertainment-clipping-apr-27-1946-2904944/. live.
38. News: Gomes. Ruth. Black music distinctive, impossible to duplicate. December 1, 1983. 2B. The Hanford Sentinel. Hanford, California. Newspapers.com. December 27, 2021. December 27, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211227210438/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/91257753/black-music-distinctive-impossible-to/. live.
39. News: Cleveland Singers Acclaimed on Tour. November 23, 1946. 19. The Pittsburgh Courier. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Newspapers.com. December 29, 2021. December 29, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211229055022/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/91363812/cleveland-singers-acclaimed-on-tour/. live.
40. News: Platters Have Secret Formula for Success. January 6, 1957. 14-E. Tampa Bay Times. St. Petersburg, Florida. Newspapers.com. December 24, 2021. December 24, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211224065242/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/91071124/platters-have-secret-formula-for-success/. live.
41. News: January 15, 1954. Jordan Choir Tours Korea. 11. The Evening Standard. Uniontown, Pennsylvania. December 27, 2021. Newspapers.com. December 27, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211227210435/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/91251206/jordan-choir-tours-korea/. live.
42. News: Grace. Valerie. Lifelong work: Woman still an ambassador of song, goodwill. August 4, 2003. 1, 4. The Tribune. Coshocton, Ohio. Newspapers.com. January 1, 2022. January 2, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220102000924/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/91634315/lifelong-work-woman-still-an/. live.
43. News: June 8, 1957. Gethsemane Church Missionary Dies. 3. Call and Post. Cleveland, Ohio. December 25, 2021. NewspaperArchive. December 26, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211226051449/https://newspaperarchive.com/entertainment-clipping-jun-08-1957-2902127/. live.
44. News: Choral Group First Recital At Ward. August 7, 1958. 7. California Eagle. Los Angeles, California. Newspapers.com. December 22, 2021. December 22, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211222190005/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90987782/choral-group-first-recital-at-ward/. live.
45. News: December 11, 1943. New Conductor of Famous 'Wings Over Jordan' Choir. 8A. Call and Post. Cleveland, Ohio. January 5, 2022. NewspaperArchive. January 5, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220105072319/https://newspaperarchive.com/entertainment-clipping-dec-11-1943-2927537/. live.