Jules Bledsoe - Photo courtesy of Institute of Texan Cultures at UTSA, 068-0386. Loaned by Estate of Jules Bledsoe.
Jules Bledsoe
BLEDSOE, JULIUS LORENZO COBB (1897-1943). Julius (Jules) Bledsoe, black baritone and composer, was born on December 29, 1897, in Waco, Texas, the son of Henry L. and Jessie (Cobb) Bledsoe. He attended Central Texas Academy in Waco from about 1905 until his graduation as class valedictorian in 1914...
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