John Heney papers, 1918-1969

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John Heney papers, 1918-1969

1918-1969

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Percussionist, composer, and music educator John Joseph Heney performed with circus bands from 1921 to 1926, then joined the Sousa Band for five years. He settled in DeLand, Florida, where he became a high school and university band director and influential in the American school band movement. The scrapbook, ephemera, and photos he collected during his performing years help illustrate the life of a performing circus musician and a section leader in Sousa’s Band. The programs and reports of the American Bandmasters Association, as well as the correspondence with leading bandsmen of the era, the adjudication forms, and newsletters indicate his level of influence as a band director, author, and clinician.

15 boxes, and oversized items in flat file containers ; 10 linear feet

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Heney, John, 1902-1975

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John Joseph Heney, Sr. was born in 1903. Heney's professional band career began in 1924, when he joined the Royal Scotch Highlanders Band. He stayed with the Highlanders until 1925, when he joined McDonald's Highlanders Band (The Kilties), which he stayed with until 1926, the same year he joined the John Philip Sousa Band. Heney performed with the Sousa Band during its last six years, as one of three drummers and xylophone soloist. During this time, the Sousa Band was not the only o...