A. B. Spellman
(1935-)
American poet
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Alfred Bennett Spellman (born 1935) is an African-American poet, music critic, and arts administrator. Considered a part of the Black Arts movement, he first received attention for his book of poems entitled The Beautiful Days (1965). In 1966, he published a book on the then recent history of jazz entitled Four Lives in the Bebop Business (aka Black Music: Four Lives; Random House). From 1975 to 2005, he worked as an arts administrator for the National Endowment for the Arts. He has been instrumental in supporting jazz in the United States.
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12 August 1935 (age 89) Nixonton, North Carolina (U.S.)
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