Bessie Mecklem Hackenberger
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Bessie Mecklem Hackenberger
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Bessie Mecklem Hackenberger was one of the earliest American-born saxophone soloists. In her teens, she was a student of Edward A. Lefebre (1835–1911), pre-eminent saxophonist of the nineteenth century and soloist with Gilmore and Sousa's bands. During the 1890s, when female woodwind and brass players were uncommon, she performed extensively throughout the northeastern United States with her father, harpist Henry Clay Mecklem (1841–1915). The pair appeared in a wide variety of venues popular dur
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American saxophonist
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bessie_Mecklem_Hackenberger
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2022-10-28T03:47:32Z
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