Thomasson, Reginald Robert, c. 1914-1990.

Dates:
Birth 1914
Death 1990

Biographical notes:

Native of Arkansas; received his BS (1936) and BA (1940) from the Colored Normal, Industrial, Agricultural, and Mechanical College of South Carolina (now South Carolina State University), Orangeburg, South Carolina; received his MA from California State University; served as the sole director of bands at the Colored Normal, Industrial, Agricultural, and Mechanical College of South Carolina, 1936-1960; wrote the words and music to "The Evening Song," adopted in 1939 as the official college song at the Colored Normal, Industrial, Agricultural, and Mechanical College of South Carolina; son of Robert Finn and Minnie L. Thomasson; married Carmen Sulton, 1945; founded the South Carolina Association of High School Bandmasters, 1950; inducted into the South Carolina State College (now South Carolina State University) Jazz Hall of Fame, 1986.

From the description of Reginald Robert Thomasson papers, 1932-1996. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 50219471

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  • African American composers
  • African American musicians
  • Composers
  • Composition (Music)
  • Music
  • Music in universities and colleges
  • Music teachers

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  • United States (as recorded)
  • South Carolina--Orangeburg (as recorded)
  • South Carolina (as recorded)