Alton Adams, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Alton Adams

American composer

Date of Birth: 04-Nov-1889

Place of Birth: Charlotte Amalie, United States Virgin Islands, United States

Date of Death: 23-Nov-1987

Profession: composer, conductor, bandleader

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Alton Augustus Adams, Sr.
(November 4, 1889 – November 23, 1987) is remembered primarily as the first black bandmaster in the United States Navy (beginning 1917).
His music was performed by the bands of John Philip Sousa and Edwin Franko Goldman and his march "The Governor's Own" (1921) appears as the first selection on the bicentennial album Pride of America, released by New World Records.