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1894 - Joseph 'Red' Clark was born on this day. Traditional jazz trombonist and tuba player from New Orleans, Louisiana. Red's dad was a mainstay in the brass bands of New Orleans in the 1880's and 1890's, but he never knew him because his father passed away just 8 months after his birth. Nonetheless, he followed his father as he began his musical career in the Tonic Triad Band in 1928. He studued under Dave Perkins and was also a member of the Masonic Brass Band. He was the manager and musician in the Eureka Brass Band for 13 years. He also was a avid collector of early New Orleans marching band music. Red died in New Orleans in November, 1960. |