Paul Hall, longtime director of the Alabama Singing Men, died Jan. 31 at the age of 89. Hall directed the all-men’s choral group from 1973 through 1992.
Hall joined the school of music at Samford University in Birmingham in 1970 and served as associate dean of music graduate studies at Samford from 1982 to 1995.
In 1974, he received Samford’s John H. Buchanan Award for Excellence in Classroom Teaching.
Hall served as music minister in churches in Virginia, Louisiana and Alabama. He also served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War as an officer.
Hall is survived by his wife Peggy; his son, John; two daughters, Beth, and Susan; six grandchildren and five great grandchildren. (TAB)
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