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Willis Laurence James

Willis Laurence James, American violinist and educator (died 1966)

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Born
September 18, 1900
Died
December 27, 1966
Zodiac sign
Virgo
Birth year
1900

About Willis Laurence James

Willis Laurence James was an American musician, composer and educator. He was on the faculty of Spelman College for more than three decades. In 1927 the Paramount Record Company of Chicago released a record on which he sang folksongs and for which he and James Edward Halligan transcribed the music and texts. With Horace Mann Bond, president of Fort Valley State College, James co-founded the Fort Valley State College Folk Festival (1940–55), and was a member of the summer faculty there from 1941 to 1949.

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Willis Laurence James timeline

  1. In 1927 the Paramount Record Company of Chicago released a record on which he sang folksongs and for which he and James Edward Halligan transcribed the music and texts.
  2. With Horace Mann Bond, president of Fort Valley State College, James co-founded the Fort Valley State College Folk Festival (1940–55), and was a member of the summer faculty there from 1941 to 1949.

The world when Willis Laurence James was born

Willis Laurence James was born in 1900. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1900

  • Best-selling book"To Have and to Hold" – Mary Johnston

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst Davis Cup tennis tournament
  • Top headlineGalveston Hurricane kills 8,000+ — deadliest US disaster
  • Technology milestoneFirst zeppelin flight
  • World population~1.6B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWilliam McKinley
  • U.S. population76.2M

1900 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Willis Laurence James's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19002026
Average income$438$67,500
Postage stamp$0.02$0.73
Population76.2M341 million

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