U. S. Navy B-1 Band Group Oral History Interview, October 25, 2002
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Jones, Richard L., 1923-2013
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Dr. Richard Henry Lee Jones (1923-2013) was an African American music professor, veteran of the United States Navy B-1 Band, musician, and band leader. Jones was born Dec. 9, 1923, in Summerfield, N.C. to Addie Ogburn Jones and William Jones. In 1942, he enlisted in the United States Navy B-1 Band. The B-1 Navy Band members were the first African Americans to serve in the modern Navy at any general rank, not as "mess boys or stewards" but as musicians. The establishment of the band served as a ...
Lawrence, Huey L., 1922-2015
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Huey “Pip-Konee” L. Lawrence was a Navy veteran, musician, and educator. Lawrence was born February 27, 1922 in Pittsburgh, Pa. In 1942, Lawrence joined the United States Navy B-1 Band. The B-1 Navy Band members were the first African Americans to serve in the modern Navy at any general rank, not as "mess boys or stewards" but as musicians. The establishment of the band served as a prominent move to integrate the modern U. S. Navy. Lawrence played trumpet in the band. Following the war, Lawre...
Herring, Wray Raphael, 1926-2010
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Wray Raphael Herring (1926-2010) was born in Parkersburg, Sampson County, North Carolina on January 31, 1926. Herring moved to Greensboro, N.C. and joined the United States Navy during World War II. Herring was a part of U.S. Navy Pre-Flight School Band and Orchestra, the U.S. Navy B-1 Band, and the Manana Ridge Band in which he played trombone and sang. Herring died November 2, 2010 in Newport News, Virginia. ...
Holloway, Simeon O., 1920-
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Simeon O. Holloway is an African American educator, musician, actor, and veteran of the United States Navy. Holloway was a native of Gary, Indiana. In 1942, Holloway was living in Durham, N.C. attending North Carolina Central University when he enlisted in the Navy. Holloway was assigned to the United States Navy B-1 Band, the first all-African American Navy Band, during World War II. He was stationed in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, Norfolk, Virginia, and Manana Barracks, Hawaii before being hon...
Albright, Alex
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Alex Albright is a native of Graham, NC. He earned a BA in English/journalism from UNC-CH in 1972. In 1981, Albright joined the English faculty at East Carolina University. Albright was the founding editor of the North Carolina Literary Review. Albright lives in Fountain, NC....
United States Navy B-1 Band
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The United Statess Navy B-1 Band was the first all-African American Navy Band during World War II. In 1942, the best African American musicians from the state of North Carolina were assembled and the band was formed in Raleight on May 27. The recruits became the "first blacks to serve in the navy in anything other than galley positions" (Albright, A., 1986). The band was stationed in Chapel Hill, N.C. and their talent was offered to help relieve the stress of pilot trainees learning combat flyin...
