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Myers” (10 November 1878 \u2013 25 March 1968) was a singer (contralto) and choral director, primarily known for her work as director of the Fisk Jubilee Singers of Nashville, Tennessee.Early life[edit]Henrietta Crawley was born November 10, 1878 in Nashville, Tennessee, the oldest of 10 children born to Thomas Edward and Mary Jane Crawley. She was educated in the public schools of Nashville, and later at Fisk University. She began her career as a Fisk Jubilee Singer under the direction of John W. Work II.[1]Married to The Reverend James A. Myers in 1906, she assisted her husband who was then director of the Jubilee Singers when they toured Europe nearly forty years after the original Singers had captivated international audiences.[2][3][4] After his death in 1928, Mrs. Myers \u201c\u2026dedicated her life to continuing the work of showing the world the glorious music that is uniquely American.\u201d She insisted upon using her married name, Mrs. James A. Myers, in all press and programs for the Jubilee Singers because she did not want white people to be able to show disrespect by calling her by her first name.[5][6] Few knew her given name at all, except for close friends and family.Maurice Ravel, the famed French composer, was so deeply enamored of the superb musicianship of the \u201cMyers-directed\u201d Singers that he presented them with a photograph signed \u201cHomage to Perfection.\u201d Other world-famous personalities “…enchanted by the matchless performances of the Fisk Jubilee Singers under Mrs. Myers\u2019 direction” included Madame Curie, George Bernard Shaw, King George V, Queen Mary of Great Britain, Madame Eva Gauthier, and former Secretary of State Cordell Hull.[7]It was through the sponsorship of the U.S. State Department that Mrs. Myers and the Jubilee Singers toured widely throughout Europe, Asia, and South America.Mrs. Myers retired from Fisk University in 1947, but for twelve more years she directed her quartet, sextet, and octet of singers throughout the world.[8][9] In 1963, the Fisk Jubilee Singers under the direction of Matthew Kennedy, dedicated their annual Festival concert to Mrs. Myers. This was her last public appearance in the Fisk Memorial Chapel.[10]Recordings[edit]\u201cOl\u2019 Man River, Extrait de \u2018Show Boat\u2019 by Jerome Kern, Jubilee Singers, direction: Mrs. James A. Myers,\u201d Path\u00e9 Records.[11][12]\u201cJoshua Fit the Battle of Jericho, Negro Spirituals, Jubilee Singers, direction: Mrs. James A. Myers,\u201d Path\u00e9 Records.\u201cGood News, Negro Spirituals, Jubilee Singers, direction: Mrs. James A. Myers,\u201d Path\u00e9 Records.\u201cI Want Two Wings sung by The Jubilee Singers (formerly known as Fisk Jubilee Singers), Mrs. James A. Myers, Director,\u201d Avalon Records.\u201cRock in Jerusalem sung by The Jubilee Singers (formerly known as Fisk Jubilee Singers), Mrs. James A. Myers, Director,\u201d Avalon Records.\u201cClimbing Up the Mountain sung by The World Famous Jubilee Singers directed by Mrs. James A. Myers,\u201d Rockhill Recording, Rockhill Radio.\u201cOh, What a Beautiful City sung by The World Famous Jubilee Singers directed by Mrs. James A. Myers,\u201d Rockhill Recording, Rockhill Radio.\u201cLittle Tommy Went A-Fishing sung by The World Famous Jubilee Singers directed by Mrs. James A. Myers,\u201d Rockhill Recording, Rockhill Radio.\u201cPsalm CXXI written for and dedicated to the Fisk Singers by Frank La Forge, sung by The World Famous Jubilee Singers directed by Mrs. James A. Myers,\u201d Rockhill Recording, Rockhill Radio.Magnolia Blossoms, featuring performances by the Fisk Jubilee Singers led by Mrs. James A. Myers. NBC syndication, originating from WSM, Nashville, Tennessee, 1940[13]References[edit]^ “In Memoriam: Henrietta Crawley Myers,” Fisk News, 1968. Fisk University Archives.^ “Baltimore Afro American Archives, May 7, 1938, p. 11”. 7 May 1938.^ Black Recording Artists, 1877\u20131926: An Annotated Discography. McFarland. 12 December 2012. ISBN\u00a09781476600857 \u2013 via Google Books.^ Abbot, Lynn; Seroff, Doug (27 April 2018). To Do This, You Must Know How: Music Pedagogy in the Black Gospel Quartet Tradition. Univ. Press of Mississippi. ISBN\u00a09781617036750 \u2013 via Google Books.^ Fisk University Library, (1968). Henrietta Myers funeral program: Special Collections \u2013 Archives.^ “A History of the African-American Spiritual\u00a0\u00bb Bucks County Choral Society”. www.buckschoral.org.^ “In Memoriam: Henrietta Crawley Myers,” Fisk News, 1968. Fisk University Archives.^ “Gospel Arts Day ’88 & ’89”. TN Arts Commission \u2014 Folklife.^ Brooks, Tim (October 2010). Lost Sounds: Blacks and the Birth of the Recording Industry, 1890-1919. ISBN\u00a09780252090639.^ “In Memoriam, Henrietta Crawley Myers,” Fisk News, 1968. Fisk University Archives.^ “Jubilee Singers* – Negro-Spirituals”. Discogs.^ “Jerome kern – negro spirituals – steal away de Jubilee Singers Direction Mrs James A.Myers, EP chez pitouille”. www.cdandlp.com.^ “CONTENTdm”."},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki40\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki40\/henrietta-myers-wikipedia\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Henrietta Myers – Wikipedia"}}]}]