John L. Holloway oral history interview, 2007 August 27

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John L. Holloway recounts his almost forty years as a high school band director and jazz musician in Charlotte, North Carolina. Mr. Holloway describes moving from Durham, North Carolina to Charlotte in 1950 after completing his education to teach at West Charlotte High School, which was segregated at the time. Topics discussed include teaching students in marching band; introducing students to jazz; the establishment of his band, Johnny Holloway and the Hi-Tones; and performing at the Excelsior Club. Mr. Holloway describes integration at West Charlotte High School during the late 1960s and 1970s and the positive impact that it had on other schools and school bands in Charlotte.

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Title: John L. Holloway oral history interview, 2007 August 27
Interviewee: Holloway, John L., 1925-
Interviewer: Bemis, Robert
Place of Publication: Charlotte, North Carolina
Publisher: J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections and University Archives, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Date of Interview: 2007-08-27
Physical Description: 1 audio file (29:13) : digital, MP3 + 1 interview log (3 pages : PDF)
Object Type: sound recording-nonmusical
Genre: spoken word
Language: eng
Interviewee Biography: John L. Holloway was an 82-year-old man at the time of interview. He was born in Durham, North Carolina in 1925. He earned a master\u2019s degree and was employed as a jazz musician and a high school band director at West Charlotte High School.
Abstract: John L. Holloway recounts his almost forty years as a high school band director and jazz musician in Charlotte, North Carolina. Mr. Holloway describes moving from Durham, North Carolina to Charlotte in 1950 after completing his education to teach at West Charlotte High School, which was segregated at the time. Topics discussed include teaching students in marching band; introducing students to jazz; the establishment of his band, Johnny Holloway and the Hi-Tones; and performing at the Excelsior Club. Mr. Holloway describes integration at West Charlotte High School during the late 1960s and 1970s and the positive impact that it had on other schools and school bands in Charlotte.
Digital Object Notes: MP3 access copy created on ingest from WAV preservation master. Interview originally transferred to electronic optical disc and reformatted using Exact Audio Copy.
Interviewee Occupations: Music teachers
Jazz musicians
Subjects--Names: Holloway, John L., 1925-
Subjects--Organizations: West Charlotte High School (Charlotte, N.C.)
Excelsior Club (Charlotte, N.C.)
Subjects--Topics: African American schools
African American neighborhoods
Race relations
School integration
Marching bands
Music--Instruction and study
Jazz musicians
Jazz--Instruction and study
Subjects--Geographic: North Carolina--Charlotte
North Carolina--Charlotte--University Park
Subjects--Genre: Interviews
Oral histories
Coverage--Dates: 1950-2010
Digital Collection Title: Student project on Second Ward
Related Materials Note: Bettye Golden Holloway oral history interview, 2007 April 26, J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections and University Archives, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
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This material is protected by copyright. Copyright is held by the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
Internet Media Type: audio/mpeg
Identifier: OH-HO0550
Handle URL: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.13093/uncc:2067

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