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Jester Joseph Hairston (July 9, 1901 – January 18, 2000) was an American composer, songwriter, arranger, choral conductor and actor. He was regarded as a leading expert on black spirituals and choral music.
Jester Hairston. Actor: The Alamo. Composer, songwriter, conductor, singer, and actor Jester Hairston was educated at Tufts University, Juilliard, and the University of the Pacific (hon. Mus.D.).
Jester Hairston. Actor: The Alamo. Composer, songwriter, conductor, singer, and actor Jester Hairston was educated at Tufts University, Juilliard, and the University of the Pacific (hon. Mus.D.).
Jan 21, 2000 · Jester Hairston ran naked yelling ‘Bwana, bwana!” through more Tarzan movies than he cared to remember. He had to lose his Boston accent to win long-running roles on the radio and...
Jester Hairston A29 (1901-2000) worked as composer, arranger, singer, conductor, and actor. He is known primarily as one of a small number of African American composers whose work transformed African-American spirituals into an accepted genre of choral music.
Jan 21, 2000 · Jester Hairston, who appeared on radio and TV’s “Amos ‘n’ Andy,” but who was likely best known to a younger generation of fans as the wise old church member Rolly on the sitcom “Amen,” died...
Jan 30, 2000 · Jester Hairston, a veteran character actor and a conductor and arranger who was praised as one of the leading authorities on black choral music, died Jan. 18 in Los Angeles. He was...
Mar 22, 2018 · This is a tribute to Jester Hairston. It celebrates his 100 year romp through the 20th century as the "father" of the African-American Spiritual, a Broadway and Hollywood actor and composer, a...
May 7, 2018 · The leader of this merry band is Jester Hairston, the song catcher, who gathered the African-American spirituals of America and shared it with the world. Thank you, Jester. Enjoy this preview of the Amen documentary, which is so inspiring.
Jan 28, 2000 · Jester Hairston, who gave up studies at Massachusetts Agriculture College in the 1920s before going on to a career than spanned movies, television, radio, composing, arranging and choral conducting, died Jan. 18 in Los Angeles. He was 98.
