In Memoriam
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In Memoriam
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A collection of funeral programs and other print tributes, presented in remembrance of beloved musicians.
You can help us honor the musical legacies of your family or community: if you have funeral programs or other materials that you would like to preserve and share, please contact burgin@southernmusicresearch.org.
You can help us honor the musical legacies of your family or community: if you have funeral programs or other materials that you would like to preserve and share, please contact burgin@southernmusicresearch.org.
Collection Items
Mary Mataw Clarke ( 18--? -1968)
Funeral program for Mary Mataw Clarke of Birmingham, Alabama. Clarke was a pianist; music teacher; organist and director of music at Birmingham's prestigious Sixteenth Street Baptist Church; and the matriarch of one of her city's most prominent…
Otha Turner (1907-2003) and Bernice Turner Pratcher (1954-2003)
Funeral program for fife player Otha Turner (1908-2003) and drummer Bernice Turner Pratcher (1954-2003), Como, Mississippi. Both father and daughter, bearers of the family's distinctive fife and drum tradition, died on February 27, 2003.
Program…
Program…
Earnest Mostella (1908-2003)
Funeral program for fiddler and instrument maker John Earnest Mostella (1908-2003), Ashville, Alabama.
Program provided by Frank Philips.
Program provided by Frank Philips.
Mary Alice Clarke Stollenwerck (1911-1999)
Funeral program for Mary Alice Clarke Stollenwerck: pianist, organist, accordionist, vibraphonist, choir director, and teacher; Birmingham, Alabama, 1911-1999.
Courtesy Carol Clarke.
Courtesy Carol Clarke.
J. L. Lowe (1913-1998)
Funeral program for James Leroy (J. L.) Lowe: musician, educator, and champion of the Birmingham jazz tradition (1913-1998), Birmingham, Alabama.
Sun Ra (1914-1993)
Homegoing Program for Sun Ra: bandleader, composer, poet-philosopher (1914-1993), Birmingham, Alabama.
Erskine Hawkins (1914-1993)
Funeral program for bandleader Erskine Ramsey Hawkins (1914-1993), Birmingham, Alabama.
Charles "Chuck" Clarke (1920-1990)
![Charles "Chuck" Clarke (1920-1990)](https://www.southernmusicresearch.org/files/thumbnails/432c2f9a8655b89e1daf5027e0b3133c.jpg "Charles "Chuck" Clarke (1920-1990)")
Funeral program for jazz musician Charles "Chuck" Clarke (1920-1990), Birmingham, Alabama.
Program provided by Carol Clarke.
Program provided by Carol Clarke.
Jessie Mae Hemphill (1923-2006)
Funeral program for Jessie Mae Hemphill (1923-2006): blues and gospel singer, songwriter, drummer, and guitarist, and a bearer of north Mississippi's fife and drum tradition, Senatobia, Mississippi.
Program provided by Adam Lore.
Program provided by Adam Lore.
James "Son" Thomas (1926-1993)
![James "Son" Thomas (1926-1993)](https://www.southernmusicresearch.org/files/thumbnails/37c7042ee2f1bd8a7dbf5373b8130a17.jpg "James "Son" Thomas (1926-1993)")
Funeral program for blues musician and visual artist James "Son" Thomas (1926-1993), Leland, Mississippi.
Program provided by Frank Philips.
Program provided by Frank Philips.
Dr. Frank E. Adams, Sr. (1928-2014)
Funeral program for jazz musician and educator Frank E. Adams, Sr. ("Doc," 1928-2014), Birmingham, Alabama.
Jerry "Boogie" McCain (1930-2012)
![Jerry "Boogie" McCain (1930-2012)](https://www.southernmusicresearch.org/files/thumbnails/1b6d99fa15a5cd74235c17178b3e3534.jpg "Jerry "Boogie" McCain (1930-2012)")
Funeral program for blues musician Jerry "Boogie" McCain (1930-2012), Gadsden, Alabama.
Program provided by Frank Phillips.
Program provided by Frank Phillips.
Henry Lee "Gip" Gipson (1931-2019)
![Henry Lee "Gip" Gipson (1931-2019)](https://www.southernmusicresearch.org/files/thumbnails/11bf9af7bd9142fafe27efec0e76cd61.jpg "Henry Lee "Gip" Gipson (1931-2019)")
Funeral program for Henry Lee "Gip" Gipson, Sr.: blues musician and proprietor of Gip's Place, the Bessemer, Alabama, juke joint (1931-2019).
Cleveland "Cleve" Eaton (1939-2020)
![Cleveland "Cleve" Eaton (1939-2020)](https://www.southernmusicresearch.org/files/thumbnails/c747d841ea453c89849094f770c3f9ff.jpg "Cleveland "Cleve" Eaton (1939-2020)")
Funeral program for jazz bassist Cleveland"Cleve" Josephus Eaton (1939-2020), Birmingham, Alabama.
Sam Frazier, Jr. (1943-2021)
Funeral program for blues and country singer, songwriter, and harmonica player Sam Frazier, Jr. (1943-2021), Edgewater, Alabama.
Arthur Doyle (1944-2014)
Funeral program for jazz saxophonist Arthur Roy Doyle (1944-2014), Birmingham, Alabama.
Rickey Powell (1948-2022)
Funeral program for vocalist Sylvester Rickey Powell (1948-2022), Birmingham, Alabama.
Dr. Tolton Rosser (1932-2023)
Funeral program for educator, bandleader, and trumpeter Dr. Tolton C. Rosser (1932-2023), Birmingham, Alabama.
Sara Carter Bayes (1898-1979) Memorial Issue, Sunny Side Sentinel
This April 1979 memorial issue from The Sunny Side Sentinel, official publication of the Carter Family Fan Club, remembers Sara Carter Bayes (1898-1979), a founding member of the pioneering country music trio. Included in the issue are photos and…
Amos Gordon (1914-1992): "Remembering 'Flash'"
![Amos Gordon (1914-1992): "Remembering 'Flash'"](https://www.southernmusicresearch.org/files/thumbnails/788bfd3a1cb344fb8170e17259a8996c.jpg "Amos Gordon (1914-1992): "Remembering 'Flash'"")
Program for "Remembering 'Flash'": a jazz musical tribute honoring master musician and educator Amos Franklin "Flash" Gordon, Carver Theater, Birmingham, Alabama, 1996.The multi-page program includes biographical details, personal tributes, photos,…
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