Stamps–Baxter

The Stamps–Baxter Printing and Publishing Company emerged through much of the twentieth century as possibly the largest and best-known maker and promoter of seven-shape-note gospel songbooks. Their sales ran into the millions and reached into at least twenty-eight states from their central headquarters in Dallas, Texas. The company pioneered dozens of promotional techniques and attracted the talents of some of the South’s leading songwriters. Like many other similar publishers, they promoted singing...