James A. Bland

James A. Bland

Musician · US · 1854–1911

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US

Born

1854-10-22

Died

1911-05-05

Identifiers & aliases

Also known as: James Alan Bland, Jimmy Bland

ISNI

0000000081187946

Description

American musician (1854–1911)

Extract from Wikipedia

James Alan Bland was an African American musician, songwriter, and minstrel performer. He is considered the first popular Black composer in the United States, and is best known for the song "Carry Me Back to Old Virginny" which was the official state song of Virginia from 1940 to 1997.

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