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Wallace Willis. Wallace Willis was a Choctaw freedman living in the Indian Territory, in what is now Choctaw County, near the city of Hugo, Oklahoma, US. His dates are unclear: perhaps 1820 to 1880. He is credited with composing (probably before 1860) several Negro spirituals. [1] [2] Willis received his name from his owner, Britt Willis ...
Roland Hayes, 1916. Tenor and composer Roland Wiltse Hayes was born in a plantation cabin in Curryville, Georgia, on June 3, 1887. His mother, Fanny Hayes, was an ex-slave. She and her husband, William, worked as tenant farmers to raise their seven children. When William Hayes died from a work-related injury in 1898, Fanny–who Roland called ...
Musical artist. Robert Stuart (Stu) Jamieson (February 26, 1922 – September 23, 2006) was a musician, author, engineer, inventor, and patent agent. He was a dual-citizen of both Canada and the United States, and served in the 90th Chemical Mortar Battalion of the U.S. Army during the Second World War. [1] As a musician, he is credited with ...
Maxwell Alejandro Frost (born January 17, 1997) [1] is an American politician and activist serving as the U.S. representative for Florida's 10th congressional district since 2023. A member of the Democratic Party, he was previously the national organizing director for March for Our Lives. Elected at age 25, [2] Frost is the first member of ...
Jun 28, 2022 · Gospel music, Black gospel music is an offset of the Negro spiritual. One of the main differences between the two, is that we are not exactly aware of the composers of, “ Wade in the Water ” or “Joshua at the Battle of Jericho” or “ Didn’t My Lord Deliver Daniel “. However, there are known composers of famous gospel songs like ...
羅伯特·李·佛洛斯特 （ Robert Lee Frost ，1874年3月26日—1963年1月29日）是一位 美國 的 詩人 。. 他的作品最初出版在英國，然後才在美國出版。. 他因對農村生活的寫實描述和其以美國口語進行演說的能力而受到高度評價。. 他曾四度獲得 普立茲獎 。.
Feb 15, 2017 · John Rosamond Johnson (b. Jacksonville, Florida, 11 August 1873; d. New York, New York, 11 November 1954). Johnson, a composer, singer, educator and conductor, studied voice and piano at the New England Conservatory. He partnered with his brother, James Weldon Johnson, to become successful writers and performers in Vaudeville and musical theater.
