SPEARMAN, RAWN

SPEARMAN, RAWN. Concert singer (4 February 1924 in Bexar, Alabama). He came from a musical family. His father, a minister, sang tenor in amateur quartets, and he often went with his father on tours as a child. He began piano study at an early age and later played guitar and recorder. Although not a music major, in high school and college he participated widely in musical activities. He obtained his education at Florida A & M College (Agricultural and Mechanical) in Tallahassee,...