Wade H. Hammond

Wade H. Hammond

Wade H. Hammond (1879-1957) was an American musician who became one of the first African American bandmasters in the United States military in 1909, for the Ninth Cavalry. [Southern, pg. 306] He later also served as bandmaster for the Tenth Cavalry and Twenty-Fifth Infantry. Hammond receied his B.A. from Alabama A&M College, and then studied at the Royal Military School of Music of England. He also taught at both Alabama A&M and Western University.

Later in life, he organized the Urban League of Phoenix and became a member of the National Association of Housing Officials and the Phoenix Housing Authority. He also established the first band at Phoenix's Carver High School.cite web|accessdate=May 23|accessyear=2008|url=http://esr.lib.ttu.edu/dissertations/AAI3124470/|title=Wade H. Hammond (1879--1957): Early twentieth century African-American military bandmaster|format=Dissertation|author=Michael D Johnson|publisher=Texas Tech University|year=2004]

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