Harry Waldrop

Easley, SC (Greenville County) resident who played saxophone in the Easley Mill Brass Band. Interview conducted by Laurel Horton. Also present are Sue Jameson and Caroline Hendricks.

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Audio transcript for: Beginning Of High School Bands Brass Bands & Square Dances Textile Brass Bands

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Mill bands were the brass bands of the day and were later replaced by high school bands

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People who worked in the textile mills played in bands that would perform at events and competitions

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Waldrop talks about how brass bands came to play for square dances. Bands usually consisted of a fiddler, saxophone, trumpet, and trombones.