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Craig was famous for a number of annual musical concerts. His first annual
Christmas reception occurred in 1880 and continued into the early 1900s. Similarly, in 1880 he presented his first Annual May Festival which also continued into the 1900s. Possibly the most well renowned annual concert was his
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Craig was at the front rank of musicianship among
African-Americans and New Yorkers. His work frequently interpreted classical composors with "exceptional feeling and fidelity" and was important in shaping the musical tastes of African-Americans in New York City. His abilities stretched beyond
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December 14, 1898, Craig married Britannia T. Davis, an elocutionist known professionally as Bertie Toney (and sometimes thereafter as Bertie Toney-Craig), who had a daughter from her previous marriage, Elsie Davis. Together, the couple had second daughter, Ruth Craig. Bertie died at their
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of New York City. Craig's orchestra was over half white until about 1911, and the union was criticized for not supporting Craig as much as he supported it and white musicians because Craig was black. By 1887, his orchestra included 75 musicians. In 1893 he was elected a member of the
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His musical career took off and he organized what was known as "Craig's
Orchestra" in 1872. His orchestra began to tour widely and he also became internationally famous as a violin soloist. As a musician, he became associated with a number of prominent vocalists including women:
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Walter F. Craig was born in
Princeton, New Jersey on December 20, 1854, to Charles A. and Sarah E. Craig. He moved to New York City in 1861 where he went to Colored School No. 7 under principal Charlotte Smith, who was succeeded upon her death in 1863 by Mrs.
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Brooklyn home, 483 Hancock Street, on May 16, 1919., and the following year he married the recently widowed former singer
Minerva "Minnie" Skanks Conick, whose late husband, Edward Gearing Conick, had been the recording secretary of
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African American popular music, 1889–1895. Univ. Press of Mississippi, 2002. p297
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Simmons, William J., and Henry McNeal Turner. Men of Mark: Eminent, Progressive and Rising. GM Rewell & Company, 1887. p451-453
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classical composition and his orchestra was in great demand for dance programs.
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