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Mini Bio. Composer, songwriter, conductor, singer, and actor Jester Hairston was educated at Tufts University, Juilliard, and the University of the Pacific (hon. Mus.D.). He acted on radio and television besides on film, and played Leroy on the "Amos 'n Andy" radio series for 15 years.
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. Hairston was born July 1, 1901 in Bellows Creek, North Carolina, near the plantation ...
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 98.
Mar 28, 2017 · March 28, 2017. Tags: Performing Arts , School of Arts and Sciences. In his long life, Jester Hairston, A29, H72, was a celebrated musician, actor, composer and choral director. After a successful career on stage and in film and television, he traveled throughout the United States, Europe, Asia and Africa, leading student choirs in performances ...
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...
1.21K subscribers. 102. 3K views 5 years ago. 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...
Stars. TV: North side of the 6200 block of Hollywood Boulevard. Actor | Composer | Conductor | Musician Born July 9, 1901 in Belews Creek, N.C. Died Jan. 18, 2000 in Los Angeles, CA. J ester...
