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Emil Keneke

Cornet player (born June 12, 1866 in Hadmersleben near Magdeburg, Germany - died 1930 in Camden, NJ, USA) Keneke studied music at the Leipzig Conservatory. He served four years as solo cornetist in the Garde Hussars in Potsdam and several more in other military bands, then played solo cornet for the Warsaw Symphony Orchestra. In January 1893, he emigrated to the United States. In 1899, he became a naturalized U.S. citizen. In the United States, Keneke played solo cornet with the 7th Regiment Band of New York, three years with [a=Frederick Neil Innes]'s Band, five with [a=Sousa's Band], and finally as a staff musician for the [l=Victor] label.