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Settling in Philadelphia, Greenfield ran a music studio and promoted Black singers. Among her voice pupils was Thomas Bowers. [19] [20] She was a member of the Philadelphia Shiloh Baptist Church, and directed its choir. [11] [2] In the 1860s she created an opera troupe, the Black Swan Opera Troupe, with Bowers, which she directed.
Thomas Bowers was born in 1836 in Philadelphia. His father, John C. Bowers Sr. (1773–1844), was a secondhand clothing dealer, a vestryman and school trustee at St. Thomas African Episcopal Church, and one of the founders of the Pennsylvania Anti-Slavery Society.
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Categories and articles related to notable musicians presently or previously from Philadelphia. For musical groups associated with Philadelphia, see Category:Musical groups from Philadelphia . The main articles for this category are List of people from Philadelphia and Music of Philadelphia .
The Mills Brothers were born into a family of nine in Piqua, Ohio, United States. [3]The quartet consisted of Donald (lead tenor vocals, April 29, 1915 – November 13, 1999), [4] Herbert (tenor vocals, April 2, 1912 – April 12, 1989), [5] Harry (baritone vocals, August 9, 1913 – June 28, 1982), and John Jr. (tenor guitar, double bass, bass vocals; October 19, 1910 – January 23, 1936).
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