Lawson, Warner, 1903-1971
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Warner
Lawson was born in Hartford, Connecticut. He traveled to Nashville,
Tennessee, to study at Fisk University on a Julliard scholarship until
1926. He returned to Connecticut, where he received his B.A. in music
from Yale in 1929. He studied with Arthur Schnabel in 1930 and then
returned to Fisk to serve as chairman of the music faculty.
Source:
Who’s Who in Colored America . Ed. Thomas Yenser. 5 th ed. Thomas
Yenser: New York, 1940. pg. 323.

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