Swing & swab with St. Clair Cobb
W. Eugene Thomas
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African American Band Directors Biography Social Conditions
The Rev. W. Eugene Thomas undertakes the history of St. Clair Cobb, the first African- American to teach band music in Knoxville's black public schools and the first band conductor at Knoxville College. Extensive research and interviews with family members, former students and associates, Thomas, himself a former student, captures a little-known piece of Knoxville history.