Herman Fowlkes, Jr.
Fowlkes, center, and the 201st AGP Band.
Background information
Born	September 21, 1919(1919-09-21)
Origin	Chicago, Illinois, United States
Died	April 3, 1993 (aged 73)
Genre(s)	Jazz, blues
Occupation(s)	Musician, educator
Instrument(s)	Bass, guitar, trumpet
Years active	1943–1993
Label(s)	Trumpet Records
Associated acts	Sonny Boy Williamson II, Jerry McCain

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Biography

Herman Fowlkes, Jr. was the first of two children born to Herman Fowlkes, Sr. and Marie Payne. As a youngster growing up in Chicago Heights, Illinois, he received classical musical training on the violin. Fowlkes later exchanged his violin for the trumpet and became immersed in the burgeoning music scene of post-prohibition era Chicago. At the age of 23, he joined the U. S. Army and traveled south with the 201st AGF Band. While stationed in Mississippi at Camp Shelby, the 201st AGP Band performed for many college and social club dances. Camp Shelby is a military post whose North Gate begins at the southern boundary of Hattiesburg Mississippi, on United States Highway 49. It was during one of these dances that Fowlkes met his future wife, Mary McDaniel. The young trumpeter became enchanted with Mississippi and vowed to return after his tour of duty in Europe.

Upon his return to Mississippi, Fowlkes married, completed his college education from Jackson State University, and joined his friend and mentor, William W. Jackson State University (also known as Jackson State or JSU) is a historically black university located in Jackson Mississippi founded in 1877 “Prof” Davis as a music instructor and leading proponent of jazz in Mississippi.

During the 1950’s, Fowlkes was regarded as one of the premier bassists in the region and can be heard on several recordings of Sonny Boy Williamson II and Jerry McCain for Trumpet Records. Aleck "Rice" Miller ( December 5 1899 or March 11 1908 – May 25 1965) a Jerry McCain, noted Blues performer was born in 1930 in Gadsden Alabama. Trumpet Records was a recording company started by Henry and Lillian McMurry in Jackson Mississippi in 1951. Although his work would require traveling a great deal, he decided to limit his touring schedule and focus on family life. He was the father of three children, among whom jazz vocalist Cassandra Wilson is the youngest. Cassandra Wilson (born December 4, 1955) is an American Jazz musician vocalist songwriter and producer from Jackson Mississippi.