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Pryor, Arthur (birth name was Arthur Willard Pryor)
Born in St. Joseph, Missouri 9/22/1870; died 6/18/1942 from complications of a stroke he suffered in West Long Beach, New Jersey. Married to Maude Russell (1895-1942 his death). Son of
band leader Arthur Pryor, Sr. Father of actor and band leader Roger Pryor. It's been claimed that Pryor played some ten-thousand trombone solos for Sousa before heading up his own orchestra. He took over his father's band in 1903, then toured American and recorded on the RCA Victor record label.
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As of 1926, Pryor's band was performing on WOR-New York. During the 1930s, Pryor's band appeared on radio programs including The Cremo Military Band Program; The General Motors Family Party; The Goodyear Program; The Schrader-Town Band.
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