Jacob J. Sawyer Explained

Jacob J. Sawyer (1856–1885) was an American composer, pianist, songwriter, and conductor. His Welcome to the Era March (1877) was included in James Monroe Trotter's Music and Some Highly Musical People (1878).

Life and career

Jacob J. Sawyer was born in Boston on 5 November 1856. He toured with different groups, such as the Hyers Sisters, the Louisiana Jubilee Singers, and Haverly's Colored Minstrels (owned and managed by Jack Haverly). After a 5-month tour to England with Haverly's Colored Minstrels, Sawyer returned to Boston in late 1881, where he started working at the Boston branch of the bank and brokerage firm T. Brigham Bishop & Co. He later performed with the Virginia Jubilee Singers, the Sam Lucas Jubilee Songsters, the Maryland Jubilee Singers, and the Slayton Ideal Company (a jubilee troupe by African-American actor and singer Sam Lucas). In 1884, he became the musical director of the Nashville Students. He died from tuberculosis on 3 June 1885.

Works

Sources

. Burnim . Mellonee V. . Mellonee V. Burnim . Maultsby . Portia K. . Portia K. Maultsby . 2014 . [{{google books|plainurl=y|id=Q1dWBQAAQBAJ}} African American Music: An Introduction ]. . Abingdon-on-Thames . 978-1-317-93442-4 .

. Eileen Southern . 1983 . 1971 . The Music of Black Americans: A History . . New York . 9780393952797 . 1036776225 .

. Eileen Southern . 1982 . Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African Musicians . . Westport, Connecticut . . 9780313213397 . 902119012 .

. James Monroe Trotter . 1878 . Music and Some Highly Musical People . . Boston . 1157161991 .

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