Record #:

3309

Author(s):

Parramore, Thomas C.

Abstract:

Frank Johnson's brass band was the best-known musical group in the state from 1830 to 1870. A former slave, he organized a band that traveled the state to play for plantation aristocracy and public events.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 56 Issue 11, Apr 1989, p8-9, il

Subject(s):

African American musicians; Johnson, Frank, b. ca. 1774