David, We are looking for information on Myrtle Dovey Lena Malone b. in TN m. George Park and lived in AL. Any connections? Thanks. Charlotte L. Hamilton -----Original Message----- From: David72717@aol.com <David72717@aol.com> To: MALONE-L@rootsweb.com <MALONE-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Thursday, August 31, 2000 7:50 PM Subject: [MALONE-L] Offer to hear "Opportunity" >All list members-- >Walter Malone (1866-1915) was the son of Dr. F. J. and Mary Louise (Hardin) >Malone. Walter was a lawyer and later Circuit Court Judge in Memphis. His >first love, however, was poetry, and he published several books of same. > >His most recognized poem was "Opportunity," first published in 1905 in >Munsey's Magazine. It achieved some regional fame, and was the subject of >many sermons and school assignments. > >W. C. Handy, renowned blues musician, put the poem to music some years after >Walter's death. I have obtained a copy from the archives of the Memphis >Public Library, and transcribed it into Noteworthy Composer. > >If anyone would like to hear the Handy/Malone composition, let me know, and I >will send a Noteworthy Player attachment (about 17.5 k) of the song. It is >religious in nature, rather than "blues." > >In order to listen to it, you will need Noteworthy Player, free of charge at-- ><A HREF="http://www.noteworthysoftware.com/player/index.htm">NoteWorthy Player ></A> . If that did not show up as a link, go to ><http://www.noteworthysoftware.com/player/index.htm>. > >Enjoy.--David > >David Ellis, Cane Hill, Ark. > >Researching (some mine, some wife's) Ammann (Wisc., Minn.), Briggs >(N.C.>Tenn.), Bruce (Tenn.), Bung (Wisc., Minn.), Deaver (N.C.), Ellis >(Va.>Ala.>Tenn.), Jackson (Va.>Tenn.), Knittle (Penn.), Kurth (Wisc., Minn.), >Malone (Va.>Ala.>Tenn.), McLaughlin (Tenn.), Ressie (Wisc., Minn.), Rivers >(Va.>Tenn.), Seward (Tenn.), Snyder (Penn.), Stearns (Mass.), Tuggle >(Va.>Tenn.), Watkins (Tenn.), Wright (Mass.) > > >==== MALONE Mailing List ==== >Have you posted your information to MALONE-L lately? >Send mail to: MALONE-L@rootsweb.com >