It was a November to remember 43 years ago when Sing-Out South hosted a state-wide conference of Tennessee Sing-Outs at West End High School here in Nashville.
It began on Halloween, 1966 and continued through November 2 with Cast C of Up With People coming to town for the event and performing school assemblies over two days at Battle Ground Academy, Belmont College, Father Ryan High School and Overton High.
I remember two things very distinctly about this conference. First, watching with great excitement as the members of other Tennessee Sing-Out groups (Lebanon, Springfield, DeKalb County, Memphis & Knoxville) disembarked from their buses by the dozens, and then all of us coming together to practice songs on stage at West.
My second vivid memory is when Cast C came to Father Ryan a few days later. Nashville had a freak early November snow storm and several inches of the white stuff covered the ground and streets. Some other schools I think had already closed. But because Up With People was coming, our principal Father James Hitchcock kept Ryan open until the assembly was over.
I am not sure all the students were happy about that, but I remember Cast C got a good response that day.
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