Marching band of band leader Kernaa D. McFarlin standing in three long rows in front of a tall landmark sign with the word Florida on it at the New York World's Fair. Kernaa D. McFarlin was a well-known high school band leader in Florida. After graduating from Florida A&M University, was appointed to be the first official band director at Stanton Senior High in Jacksonville. McFarlin's bands amassed a total of nineteen consecutive years of superior ratings in the Florida Association of Band Directors and the Florida Bandmasters Association contests. His band was Florida's representative at the 1964 New York World's Fair, he participated in three Florida Governor Inaugural parades. In 1966, Mr. McFarlin's Stanton High School band was recognized by the ``Instrumentalist'' magazine as one of the ``highly regarded bands in the Southeast.''
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African American band directors Marching bands McFarlin, Kernaa D., 1924-1997 New York World’s Fair (1964-1965 : New York, N.Y.)
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