Easley Blackwood Jr. as "Introducing Easley Blackwood". His father, Easley Blackwood Sr., was a noted contract bridge player and writer. Easley Blackwood Jr. Easley Blackwood (born April 21, 1933) is an American professor of music, a concert pianist, a composer of music, some using unusual tunings, and the author of books on music theory, including his research into the properties of microtonal tunings and traditional harmony. Blackwood was born in Indianapolis, Indiana. He studied piano there and was doing solo appearances at the age of 14 with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra. After studies at many places (including Yale University, where he earned his
E. F. Young Jr. upper classes of both the white and black communities, as men used their services extensively before razors and electric shavers were widely available. Upon graduation, Young began working full-time as a barber to support his new wife Velma and growing family. E. F. Young married Velma Beal in 1927. They had three children: As a barber, Young realized that his African-American clients needed hair care products designed for them. As the demand for these products grew, he decided to start a company to manufacture these products on a wider scale. In 1931, he established the E. F. Young Jr. Manufacturing