From the Navy B-1 Band to South Ayden High School: The Lasting Legacy of Mr. Huey Lawrence
In 1942, 44 young musicians marched into history as members of the Navy’s first all-Black unit band. After the war, many B-1 Band members returned to North Carolina to find that conditions hadn’t changed at all. One of those band members was Mr. Huey Lawrence. *An Ayden legend, Trumpeter Huey Lawrence took a job at South Ayden High School, where he taught, coached football, and served as band director for 25 years. Mr. John W. Ormond, aka Professor Ormond, the principal recru
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