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[U.S. Marine Band drummer, probably at the Marine Barracks, Washington, D.C.]
Summary
Photograph shows Charles Owen, a marimba soloist with the United States Marine Band and timpanist with the U.S. Marine Band and Orchestra from 1934 to 1954. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2013)
The tradition of brass bands in America starts in New Orleans, late 19th century. New Orleans brass bands could feature trumpets, trombones, clarinets, saxophones, sousaphones and percussion. The music played by these bands was a fusion between European military band music and African folk music brought to the Americas by west African slaves and the idiom played a significant role in the development of traditional jazz.
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Date
01/01/1939
Contributors
Palmer, Alfred T., photographer
Location
Parris Island (historical), 32.32806, -80.69148
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
No known restrictions on publication.
