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Famed saxophonist Julian Cannonball Adderley became the band director at Dillard High School in Fort Lauderdale in 1948, and worked there until 1950. [11] Dillard High moved to its present, newly built building in 1950. In 1967, Fort Lauderdale High School met Dillard in the season opener for both teams.
Both Cannonball and brother Nat played with Ray Charles when Charles lived in Tallahassee during the early 1940s. [10] Adderley moved to Broward County, Florida, in 1948 after finishing his music studies at Florida A&M and became the band director at Dillard High School in Fort Lauderdale, a position which he held until 1950. [11]
It is the oldest surviving black school in Fort Lauderdale, and is named for black education advocate James H. Dillard. [4]: 48 (A small earlier black school, without a dedicated building, opened in 1907. [5]) Its first principal, from 1924 until 1937, was Joseph A. Ely. Clarence C. Walker, Sr. served as principal from 1937 until his death in 1942.
Saxophonist Archie Shepp was born in Fort Lauderdale. Trumpeter Fats Navarro was born in Key West. Bassist, cellist, and composer Sam Jones was born in Jacksonville. Alto saxophonist Cannonball Adderley and his brother, the cornet and trumpet player Nat Adderley, of Tampa, and tenor saxophonist Junior Cook of Pensacola were active in the hard ...
The group also includes some lesser known Pro Bowlers such as George Kunz, John James, Scott Case and Jim “Cannonball” Butler. Buddy Curry and Al Richardson were named AP co-rookies of the year from the 1980 draft. On January 31, 1987, he was hired by the Green Bay packers as the franchise's first director of football operations.
Introducing Nat Adderley is an album by jazz cornetist Nat Adderley first released on the Wing label featuring performances by Adderley and his brother Julian "Cannonball" Adderley, Horace Silver, Paul Chambers, and Roy Haynes. [1] The album was later released on the Emarcy label and also rereleased on the Limelight label as Them Adderleys [2]
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The State Department had been in talks with Elon Musk's Tesla company to buy armored electric vehicles, but the plans have been put on hold by the Trump ...
Location: 707 NE 8th Street, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33304; Rose and Alfred Miniaci Performing Arts Center, equipped with lighting and acoustics, and a satellite downlink for viewing broadcast and transmitted productions, this hall is used for many types of community events, corporate gatherings, lectures and children's productions. Capacity: 498