John Etheridge: b. 1939, d. 2008
A note by Will Fitzgerald: He was the president of the Sacred Harp Book Company, the publisher of the Cooper Revision of the Sacred Harp. He was a mainstay of the the Florida State Convention, and the arranger of the popular tune Mercy Seat.
A quote collected by Robert Vaughn: "It's not a religion. It doesn't favor any particular denomination. But when you're singing, it's a religious experience."—John Etheridge
Special mentions at singings
- 2025: Lee Rogers Memorial
- 2009: Old County Line; Rotunda Singing; Camp DoReMi; Lee Rogers Memorial; Alabama State Christian Harmony Singing Convention
Roles undertaken (and minuted)
- 2001: Rotunda Singing: vice-chair
- 2000: Rotunda Singing: vice-chair