Rattlers Band Featured In Governor Inaugural
The Florida A and M University band of 132 musicians joined bands from Florida State University and the University of Florida for a first ever three-band mass program at the governor inauguration in Tallahassee. More than 40,000 people watched the parade before the ceremonies at the Supreme Court Building and Capitol. Dr. William P. Foster led the A and M ensemble in E Pluribus Unum Jewel Italian In Angiers Overture FAMU on Parade and Caribbean Fantasy.
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Florida A and M University
LeRoy Collins
William P. Foster
Florida
University of Florida
Supreme Court Building
Capitol Building
A and M
FSU
Jewel
Rossini
FAMU
Phillip Cooper
Morrisey
FAMU Cagers Proud 12-1 Run In SIAC Race
Florida A and M University cagers pull clear in SIAC standings with three straight wins. They beat South Carolina State 83 to 65 Morris Brown 86 to 77 and Bethune Cookman 94 to 59 at A and M gym. Starters Simmons Morgan Collier lead scoring and rebounding as the Rattlers press toward conference crown.
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Florida A and M University
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Rattlers
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Bethune Cookman
Ed Oglesby
Florida
SIAC
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Jimmy Forchin
Leon Collier
Leo Morgan
Eddie Simons
DeRoy Young
Leroy Gibson
Carl Evans
Simmons
Bethune-Cookman Wildcat
A and M
Florida A and M_ University
Cannonball Adderly To Tour Colleges In 1955
Florida born tenor sax star Cannonball Adderly, a former Fla A and M graduate and Dillard High School music professor, rises to fame after jamming with Oscar Pettiford in Greenwich Village. His Mercury Records group begins a Southern college tour starting February 19, backed by John Levy and Joe Glasser. He will also perform for Alpha Phi Alpha chapters.
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New York
Julian “Cannonball Adderly
Fla A and M University
Dillard High
Fort Lauderdale
U.S. Naval School of Music
Washington
Tin Pan Alley
Greenwich Village
Oscar Pettiford
Dorris Dukes
Florida
John Levy
George Shearing
Cannonball
Joe Glasser
Associated Booking Corp
Basin Street
Birdland
New York City
Adderly
Mercury Records
Orlando
Fla
Alpha Phi Alpha Ae
Daytonians Prevail In 94 to 59 Victory
Daytonians led 40 to 24 at halftime and rolled to a 94 to 59 win. John Sanders scored 16 for the visitors, but did not match the offense of the trio used by Oglesby.
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Daytonians
John Sanders
Oglesby
Christian Hospital Hires FAMU All American Technician
Tallahassee native Charles Maloney a 1951 Florida A and M University graduate and 1960 All American tackle joins Christian Hospital in Miami as a laboratory technician. He is 26, formerly of West Palm Beach, Alma mater Industrial High School, active in RAMU choir, co captain of the 1950 Rattlers, four years Air Force PT, Cum Laude X ray and medical technologist, AMA member, and Omega Psi Phi.
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Charles Maloney
Florida A and M University
Rattlers
Christian Hospital
Miami
Malony
West Palm Beach
Industrial High School
RAMU
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