A. J. Turner, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

A. J. Turner

American composer and pianist (1818-1905)

Date of Birth: 12-Oct-1818

Place of Birth: Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States

Date of Death: 14-May-1905

Profession: composer, conductor, pianist, bandleader

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Augustus John Turner, (October 12, 1818 – May 14, 1905), known as "A.
J.
Turner", was an American composer, band leader and music professor.
He was the first director of the Stonewall Brigade Band of Staunton, Virginia, the oldest continuous community band funded by tax moneys in the United States.
They were mustered into the Stonewall Brigade under Stonewall Jackson of the Confederacy during the Civil War.
Turner was a professor of music at both the Wesleyan Female Institute and the Deaf, Dumb, and Blind Institute, and he played a part in the temperance movement.