Though it’s difficult to confirm a claim like this, we’re told that the Texas Normal Singing School is the oldest, still-active Singing School. In this storied seventy-six year history, many men and women have contributed to the Lord’s successes at TNSS. Below many of our fellow instructors and staff members from years past are listed (though this list is not exhaustive; updates and corrections are welcome). Many of these men and women have passed on from this life. We look forward to singing with them again in the eternal presence of God.
- Early Arceneaux (10/23/1883 – 1/3/1970), Bible school program
- Ricardo Barrera (Escuela de Canto)
- Luther Blackmon (3/24/1907 – 7/5/1977), Bible school program
- “J.T.” Blackstone (1/11/1911 – 2/8/2004)
- John D. Blackstone
- Don Boring (12/19/1935 – 9/23/1972)
- Gladys Boring (9/13/1911 – 12/16/1999)
- Holland Boring, Jr. (11/12/1930 – 2/4/1997)
- Holland Boring, Sr. (3/15/1905 – 8/1/2000)
- Gary Box
- Royce Bressie (7/16/1923 – 10/7/1996), Bible school program
- Don Carlile (1/19/1940 – 2/21/2017)
- Walter H. Chaney (10/25/1938 – 4/20/2022)
- Clinton “Clint” Davis (8/26/1927 – 10/16/2020)
- Randy Daw (10/26/54-2/21/2019)
- Louis Dickey
- John Dunigan
- Jim Fletcher, J.D.
- John Flickinger
- Edgar Furr (4/18/1906 – 3/18/1988)
- Joe Ed Furr (09/15/1939 – 09/11/2019)
- John “Tinker” Furr (9/24/1943 – 8/21/2012)
- Leroy Furr (12/31/1911 – 3/11/2000)
- W.L. Fricks (Bible school program)
- Carl “Scooter” Gierisch, Jr.
- Heather Hoffecker
- Jeff Jones
- Gene McGuire
- Ken McPherson
- Marvin Perry
- M.R. Phillips (Bible school program)
- Luis Salazar (Escuela de Canto)
- Claude “Buddy” Sessions, Jr.
- Claude Sessions, Sr.
- Ken Spoor
- Stanley Stevens
- Jeanette Tackett
- Austin Taylor (10/14/1881 – 1/1/1973)
- Rebecca “Bicky” (Lawson) Tolar
- Don Wood
- Jerry Yoder