[African Americana]: [Music]: Frye, Theodore:

[Photo-Illustrated Advertisement for Black Gospel and Church Music Written and Self-Published by Theodore R. Frye].

Chicago: Theodore R. Frye, [ca. 1949]. [3]pp., on a single folded sheet. Old folds and creases, minor wear. Very good. Item #4586

A rare advertising circular issued by Theodore R. Frye Publishers of Chicago, touted here as "America's Favorite and Best Seller in Gospel Song Books." The main advertisement is for the three volumes of "Frye's Echoes of the Baptist Music Convention," that are "Just Off the Press!," with a long description of their contents. The work also includes a price list of ten other Frye publications and a short note on a book called Improving the Music in the Church by Kenneth Morris. The front cover is almost entirely taken up with a portrait of Frye. Theodore R. Frye was an important figure in the history and development of gospel music. He helped found the National Convention of Gospel Choirs and Choruses, along with Thomas A. Dorsey, and helped launch the career of Mahalia Jackson. We could locate no other copies of this music advertising circular.

Price: $250