Frank Adams Compares the Bands of Fess Whatley and Sun Ra

Frank Adams Compares the Bands of Fess Whatley and Sun Ra

As a high school student in the 1940s, Frank Adams played in both the bands of Fess Whatley, Birmingham's celebrated "Maker of Musicians," and Herman "Sonny" Blount, later famous as Sun Ra. In this interview excerpt, Adams compares the experience of working with two very different bandleaders. Interview conducted by Burgin Mathews, July 29, 2009.

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