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The Maurice Thompson Singers was a small vocal ensemble from Jackson, Mississippi, founded and conducted by S. Maurice Thompson (1903–1973), whose son, Hagan Thompson (1927–2012). Thompson, a radio announcer and broadcast pioneer, had moved to Jackson in 1935 to be an announcer at WJDX. In the 1960s, he was the station manager for WLBT.

Vidiography

• Maurice Thompson Singers on the TV show Hymns at Home

Discography

The Maurice Thompson Singers, of whom Millsaps can claim five, has a record out entitled "For the Sheer Joy of Listening." It's available in Jackson music stores at $2.50. Millsaps participants are Mrs. Armand Coullet (Magnolia Simpson, '24), associate professor of Latin and German; Edwina Goodman, wife of W. F. Goodman, Jr., '49; Clifton Ware, '59; Mary Taylor Sigman, wife of John L. Sigman, '38-'40; and Carol Bergmark, wife of Robert E. Bergmark, director of religious life.

Selected singers

• Marie Elise Swayze (née Holman; 1926–2009)
• Evelyn Walker Herm (née Walker; 1926–2012)

Members who are Millsaps College alumni in the Winter of 1959

• Armand Coullet (Magnolia Simpson, 1924), associate professor of Latin and German
• Edwina Goodman, wife of W. F. Goodman, Jr., 1949
• Clifton Ware, 1959
• Mary Taylor Sigman, wife of John L. Sigman, 1938–1940 (piano)
• Carol Bergmark, wife of Robert E. Bergmark, director of religious life

Thompson's radio career

• In 1933, Thompson was studio manager of WCKY, Covington, Kentucky.