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.)