Singing On The Mountain 1951 Charlotte Observer

Singing On The Mountain 1951 Charlotte Observer

Choirs, Singing, Linville, Grandfather Mountain, Joe L. Hartley (1870-1966), Happy John Coffey (d. 1967), Bonnets, Dulcimers, Shelby E. Cragg, Newspapers

The image depicts a newspaper clipping from the Charlotte Observer. At the top of the clipping, "Music, Community N" is written lightly in pencil. The clipping includes two images and two small sections about the singing event on Grandfather Mountain. One section is entitled "Homecoming In The Sky." This section is about the experiences of a boy named Joe Hartley who grew up in Linville. His experiences learning about the mountain's history led him to become the caretaker of Grandfather Mountain. The article lists a few of the performers that were going to play for the 1951 iteration of the event. There is a brief description of the growth of the event in the preceding years and how the staff have handled traffic. Another section is entitled "Morning On The Grandfather Mountain" and was written by the aforementioned Joe L. Hartley. This section is a song about the experience of living on the mountain. There are four accompanying images. One image is a picture of Joe L. Hartley looking up with a smile on his face. The other image is of a previous Grandfather Mountain singing event. One of the images with this article is a picture of an unnamed woman smoking a pipe and wearing a bonnet. She was one of the attendees for the singing on Grandfather Mountain event. The other image is of Rev. Shelby E. Cragg singing with another man. This picture shows Cragg leading the singing event.

Unknown, Joe L. Hartley, Max Tharpe

June 24, 1951

Watauga County Agricultural Extension

Newspaper

English

Document

Wat-Agr-05-039

Charlotte, NC

Eric Plaag

864

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Watauga County Agricultural Extension Photo And Slide Collection

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