Black American Gospel Music Series, The Dixie Hummingbirds
name: label: Collection Collector
content: Maltsby, Portia
label: Collection Creator
content: Smithsonian Institution. Program in African American Culture
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content: Program in African American Culture Collection
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content: Program in African American Culture Collection / Series 1: Program Files
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content: 1979 October 14
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content: Box 1, Folder 7
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
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content: Archival materials
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content: The Black Gospel Music Series celebrated the 1978 golden anniversary of the Dixie Hummingbirds in the Baird Auditorium, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, on October 14, 1979. The members included Beechy Thompson, baritone; Howard Carroll, guitar; Tucker; Davis; and co-lead singer James Walker. The group's move from South Carolina to Pennsylvania in 1942 symbolized their transition to the popular jubilee quartet style. The style of the Hummingbirds was more emotionally charged with controlled vocal technique, such as variation in dynamic level and attention to phrasing. Their soothing quality is heard in their well-known song, "It's Cool Down Yonder By Chilly Jordan." The concert was presented as part of the Black Gospel Music Series by the Division of Performing Arts. The Black Gospel Music Series and the Hummingbirds' program were organized by Bernice Johnson Reagon. Program number AC408.3.