Dorsey Whittington feeding pigs at his country home in Pinson, Alabama.

Whittington was an instructor at the Birmingham Conservatory of Music, and he was also the conductor of the Birmingham Civic Symphony Orchestra. This photograph was published in the Birmingham News on March 30, 1941, with the following caption: "Four Hands That Play As Two - Frances and Dorsey...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Colley, Buddy
Format: Electronic
Published: Alabama Department of Archives and History
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Online Access:http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/amg/id/146893
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Summary:Whittington was an instructor at the Birmingham Conservatory of Music, and he was also the conductor of the Birmingham Civic Symphony Orchestra. This photograph was published in the Birmingham News on March 30, 1941, with the following caption: "Four Hands That Play As Two - Frances and Dorsey Whittington have found harmony in their piano partnership for 17 years. They are shown above at Silverlake, their rustic estate, with its far-flung carpets of wild flowers, orchard, and farm. . . . 2. Dorsey drops his baton of the Civic Symphony Orchestra for a corncob and plays 'farmer in the dell.'"