QUESTION:
I FOND A OLD SONG BOOK FOR THE OLD PATHS ADVOCATE ROUTE TWO LEBANON, MISSOURI ,,COPYRIGHT, 1947, BY OLD PATHS ADVOCATE,, COMPILED BY HOMER L. KING... CAN YOU GIVE ME ANY INFORMATION ON THIS BOOK
ANSWER:
Homer L. King was publisher of The Old Paths Advocate and published songbooks for many years.Many of the songs that Brother King published were from Stamps-Baxter convention books.Brother King did this as a service to the brotherhood.His books included songs that were scripturally sound and gave the brotherhood the chance to sing not only the old hyymns, but new songs that were lively, upbeat and popular. The book he published in 1947 was Old Paths Melodies.