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Alton Augustus Adams, Sr., was a musician, writer, hotelier, and the first black bandmaster of the United States Navy. Born in the Virgin Islands in 1889, Adams joined the US military in 1917. He and his all-black ensemble would provide a bridge between the local population and their all-white naval administrators.Clague, Mark is the author of 'The Memoirs of Alton Augustus Adams, Sr.', published 2008 under ISBN 9780520251311 and ISBN 0520251318.
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