Dargan w lining out the word dr watts hymn singing in t dr watts hymn singing in the music of black americans music of the african diaspora band 8 amazonde dargan william t watts isaac fremdsprachige bucher. Lining out also called dr watts hymn singing refers to hymns sung to a limited selection of familiar tunes intoned a line at a time by a leader and taken up in turn by the congregation. Lining out also called dr watts hymn singing refers to hymns sung to a limited selection of familiar tunes intoned a line at a time by a leader and taken up in turn by the congregation. Lining out also called dr watts hymn singing refers to hymns sung to a limited selection of familiar tunes intoned a line at a time by a leader and taken up in turn by the congregation from its origins in seventeenth century england to the current practice of lining out among some baptist congregations in the american south today william dargans study illuminates a unique . lining out the word dr watts hymn singing in the music of black americans by william t dargan university of california press 2120 berkley way berkley ca 94704 2006 320 pp 45