Jimmie Lunceford: A Memphis Legend

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A Jimmie Lunceford Jamboree Festival News Special: Jimmie Lunceford Was The First High School Band Orchestra Leader/Conductor In The History Of The Memphis City Schools...Lunceford, A Fisk University Graduate, Was Hired As A Teacher Of English,Spanish And Physical Education At Manassas High School Back In The 1920s...He Also Served As The School's Baseball And Football Coach...He Started The First Memphis City Schools' Band/Orchestra With Money Out Of His Own Pocket And Donations From The ...