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Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson

Born: 14th July 1932, New York, United States

Died: 9th March 2004, Chicago, Illinois, United States

Nationality: American

Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson was an American composer whose interests spanned the worlds of jazz, dance, pop, film, television, and classical music. Professionally he was often known as Coleridge Perkinson.

Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson was African American. He was named after African-British composer Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (1875–1912). Perkinson's mother was active in music and the arts as a piano teacher, church organist, and director of a theater company.

Perkinson attended the High School of Music and Art in New York City.

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Video Interview, Randall Goosby on Roots

The violinist talks to Katherine about his debut album on Decca, celebrating the influence which Black composers and performers have had on American music from the late nineteenth century to the present day.

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