The Maurice Thompson Singers was a small vocal ensemble from Jackson, Mississippi, founded and conducted by S. Maurice Thompson (1903–1973), whose son, Hagan Thompson (1927–2012). Thompson, a radio announcer and broadcast pioneer, had moved to Jackson in 1935 to be an announcer at WJDX. In the 1960s, he was the station manager for WLBT.
Vidiography
edit- Maurice Thompson Singers on the TV show Hymns at Home
Discography
editThe Maurice Thompson Singers, of whom Millsaps can claim five, has a record out entitled "For the Sheer Joy of Listening." It's available in Jackson music stores at $2.50. Millsaps participants are Mrs. Armand Coullet (Magnolia Simpson, '24), associate professor of Latin and German; Edwina Goodman, wife of W. F. Goodman, Jr., '49; Clifton Ware, '59; Mary Taylor Sigman, wife of John L. Sigman, '38-'40; and Carol Bergmark, wife of Robert E. Bergmark, director of religious life.
Selected singers
edit- Marie Elise Swayze (née Holman; 1926–2009)
- Evelyn Walker Herm (née Walker; 1926–2012)
- Members who are Millsaps College alumni in the Winter of 1959
- Armand Coullet (Magnolia Simpson, 1924), associate professor of Latin and German
- Edwina Goodman, wife of W. F. Goodman, Jr., 1949
- Clifton Ware, 1959
- Mary Taylor Sigman, wife of John L. Sigman, 1938–1940 (piano)
- Carol Bergmark, wife of Robert E. Bergmark, director of religious life
Thompson's radio career
edit- In 1933, Thompson was studio manager of WCKY, Covington, Kentucky.