Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Wade H. Hammond (1879-1957) was an American musician who became one of the first African American bandmasters in the United States military in 1909, for the Ninth Cavalry.He later also served as bandmaster for the Tenth Cavalry and Twenty-Fifth Infantry. Hammond receied his B.A. from Alabama A&M College, and then studied at the Royal Military School of Music of England. He also taught at both Alabama A&M and Western University.Later in life, he organized the Urban League of Phoenix and became a member of the National Association of Housing Officials and the Phoenix Housing Authority. He also established the first band at Phoenix''s Carver High School.