''For the Australian WW2 Victoria Cross medal awardee see John Hurst Edmondson'' John B. Edmondson (born February 3, 1933; died, December 30, 2016

was an American professional trumpet player,

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," and also composed Bunker Hill March.

External links

John Edmondson webpage

Queenwood/Kjos Publications
Living people 1933 births American trumpeters American male trumpeters 21st-century trumpeters 21st-century American male musicians {{US-musician-stub