Abstract
Melvin Miles began studying trumpet in elementary school and continued at Calverton Junior High School with Chester Rowlett, who inspired him to begin composing music. While a student at Douglass High, he performed with Frankie and the Spinners, a local rhythm and blues group and, later, with the Whatnauts (later reorganized as The Sound Experience). Miles went on to perform with the band at Morgan State University, where he would later serve on the faculty of the Music Department. He also...
Dates:
2002 April 19