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- Interviewee is exactly "Adams, Frank, 1928-2014"
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Frank Adams on Trumpeter Joe Guy
In this excerpt, Frank Adams shares memories of trumpeter Joe Guy. In the late 1930s and early 1940s, the Birmingham-born Guy performed in the bands of Cab Calloway, Lucky Millinder, Coleman Hawkins, Cootie Williams, and others—as well as in the…
Frank Adams on Ingenuity
In this short excerpt, Frank Adams recalls, from his years as a school band director, one parent’s resourceful innovation in the face of limited resources. Recorded by Burgin Mathews on September 9, 2009, in Frank Adams’s office at the Alabama Jazz…
Frank Adams on Returning Home to Birmingham
In 1949, Frank Adams graduated from Howard University. A founding member of the Howard Swingmasters, Adams was active in Washington, D. C.’s music scene and found regular work subbing in a variety of bands, including that of Duke Ellington. In this…
Frank Adams on Music Education in Birmingham's Black Schools (1)
In this excerpt, Adams reflects on his early training in music, including his first informal lessons from his older brother Oscar and his experience in the elementary and high school bands of William Wise Handy and John T. “Fess” Whatley.…