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William Grant Still

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Profession
Composer
Died
Dec 3, 1978
Zodiac
Taurus
Born in
MS
About
African-American composer who became the first black man to conduct a major orchestra. Over the course of his career, he drafted and executed some 150 musical compositions.
Family
He was born and raised in Woodville, Mississippi. He was married to Letitia George in 1847. They raised two children and one stepchild.

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