Occupation – Educator – Music Teacher
Davey Yarborough (1953- )
Composer, conductor, flutist, saxophonist, and pedagogic Davey Yarborough was born in 1953 in Washington, DC. He attended Paul and Rabaut...
Gregory Gardner (1950- )
Opera singer Gregory Gardner was born in Norfolk, Virginia, on July 31, 1950, to Earl Gardner, a singer from Aliceville,...
Justin Holland (1819-1887)
Justin Holland, guitarist, pianist, flutist, composer, and civil-rights activist, was born on July 26, 1819, to Exum Holland, a free...
Bobby McFerrin Jr. (1950- )
Bobby McFerrin is a popular folk-jazz vocalist known for his vocal percussion and a cappella singing, as well as his...
Carmen Velma Shepperd (1910-1997)
Classical pianist, mezzo-soprano, pedagogic Carmen Velma Shepperd was born on October 30, 1910, in Mona Heights, Kingston, Jamaica, to David...
Nettie J. Craig Asberry (1865-1968)
Nettie J. Craig Asberry was a suffragist, clubwoman, and music educator who helped found the Tacoma Chapter of the NAACP...
Curtis DuBois Fuller (1932-2021)
Curtis DuBois Fuller was a renowned Jazz trombonist whose career spanned over 68 years as a musician, composer, and educator....
Peter Davis (ca. 1887-1971)
Peter Davis is best known as the music teacher of Louis Armstrong. Much of his life story is found in...
