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Frank Roman (actor)
Frank Roman (March 3, 1877 in Italy – December 19, 1928 in Atlanta, Georgia) was a musician, composer, and band director of the Georgia Tech Yellow Jacket Marching Band at the Georgia Institute of Technology from 1913 to 1928. He is most known for his arrangement of Georgia Tech's fight song, Ramblin' Wreck from Georgia Tech, which he copyrighted in 1919. Georgia Tech Roman was Georgia Tech's first professional band leader, succeeding Robert L. Bidez. He came to Tech in 1913 to play piccolo in the band, and became the director the next fall. He continued until his death on December 19, 1928. He wrote Tech's Alma Mater, as well as the arrangements for Ramblin' Wreck from Georgia Tech, Ramblin' Wreck and Georgia Tech traditions#Up With the White and Gold, Up With the White and Gold. The Iota chapter of Kappa Kappa Psi, a national honorary band Fraternities and sororities, fraternity, was founded under Roman's directorship in 1924. References External links * 1877 birt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georgia Tech Band 1920
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