Harrison Calloway, Jr. Member Of Muscle Shoals Horns Dead At 75

by Lynn McMillen
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13112804_1542109389418215_7004581906355955722_oJACKSON, MS-Today, April 30 one of the founding members of the Muscle Shoals Horns, Harrison Calloway, Jr. passed away after suffering a massive stroke on April 22.  The Muscle Shoals Horns were inducted into the Alabama Music Hall of Fame earlier this year.

A bio on Calloway from AllMusic written by Steve Huey:  Achieving his greatest success as a member of the Muscle Shoals Horns, trumpet player Harrison Calloway also doubles on keyboards. His songwriting and arranging skills were in evidence even during his college years, when he wrote a new fight song for the University of Tennessee. In addition to recording with the Horns, Calloway wrote and arranged for Untitled-1various soul and blues artists and labels around the South during the ’90s and into the new millennium.

The following message was on the Facebook page of Muscle Shoals Horns:

With heavy hearts we have to report that our friend, co-founder, trumpet player and arranger Harrison Calloway Jr. passed away this morning in Jackson MS after suffering a stroke a few days ago.

Our thoughts and prayers are with Harrison’s family, his many friends, his adopted Malaco family and especially Wolf Stephenson.” – Harvey, Ronnie & Charles

 

 

 

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