JENKINS, EDMUND THORNTON

JENKINS, EDMUND THORNTON. Composer (9 April 1894 in Charleston, South Carolina; 12 September 1926 in Paris, France). His father, Daniel Joseph Jenkins (d. August 1937) was a minister and founder of the Jenkins' Orphanage in Charleston, South Carolina, which was celebrated for its boys' bands. Edmund studied music with his father as a child and played in the orphanage bands. By the time he was fourteen he could play all the band instruments. He obtained his musical education at Avery Institute...