Carl Beck
BECK, CARL (1850-1920). Carl (Karl) Beck, choir, orchestra, and band conductor, was born in Ilmenau, Thuringia, on April 26, 1850. He was educated as a musician in Germany, came to the United States as part of a music group in 1875, and settled in New Orleans...
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