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Paul Bascomb
Best known for his work with the Erskine Hawkins Orchestra, tenor saxophonist Paul Bascomb (1912-1986) performed throughout his career with his own bands as well as with the C. S. Belton Orchestra, a popular southern territory band, and with the…
LeMeyer "Leemie" Stanfield
LeMeyer Stanfield -- also known as "Lee," "Leemie," and "Gate" Stanfield --longtime bassist for the Bama State Collegians / Erskine Hawkins Orchestra.
Bama State Collegians in Chicago and Detroit (1930)
Newspaper item: "These college boys from Alabama State will play for the 'Alabama State Night' ... in Chicago.... They consititute one of three musical organizations fromt he State Teachers College being brought North by the Alabama State Alumni…
Ad: Bama State Collegians at Harrogate Springs, Wetumpka, AL (1932)
Newspaper advertisement for the Bama State Collegians at Harrogate Springs, Wetumpka, Alabama.Wetumpka Herald, May 26, 1932.
Ad: Bama State Orchestras at the Championship Classic (1933)
This newspaper advertisement for the Championship Classic football game -- Tuskegee vs. Alabama State at Montgomery, Alabama's Cramton Bowl -- features Alabama State's three orchestras, the Bama State Collegians, Revelers, and Cavaliers. All three…
Photo & Caption: Erskine Hawkins "Coming Home" (1942)
Newspaper photo and caption for a homecoming show by Erskine Hawkins at Birmingham's Masonic Temple. "'Hawk', as are all the rest of his men are Birmingham products, most of whom were trained under 'Fess' John T. Whatley."Weekly Review, July 11,…
Ad: Erskine Hawkins at the Masonic Temple (1944)
Newspaper advertisement for "B'ham's Own" Erskine Hawkins at the Masonic Temple.Birmingham News,, August 2, 1944.
Sammy Lowe (2)
Sammy Lowe (1918-1993), trumpeter and arranger, Erskine Hawkins Orchestra.
Avery Parrish
Pianist / composer / arranger Avery Parrish (1917-1959), creator of the jazz and blues piano standard "After Hours," first recorded with the Erskine Hawkins Orchestra in 1940.