Contents • • • • • • • Early life and education [ ] He was born on September 22, 1869 on the second floor of the Lyceum Theater in. He was the son of Samuel Pryor, bandmaster and founder of the original Pryor band, and his wife. Arthur first took up music at a very young age under the tutelage of his father and was playing the by age 11. The story goes that whenever he hit a sour note while practicing, his father planted a resounding crack on his head with a violin bow. The boy developed until he was so skilled that he won a place in the John Philip Sousa's band. He was hailed as a after this. Musical career [ ] Pryor went on to direct the in, until joining the Band in 1892.

He played his first solo with the Sousa Band at age 22 during the 1893 in. During his 12 years with the Sousa Band, Pryor estimated that he played 10,000 solos. From 1895 to 1903, Pryor was assistant conductor of the Sousa Band. During his association with the 'March King', Pryor toured throughout the USA and Europe. While in Europe, he entertained King Edward VII of England and Czar Nicholas II of Russia with his trombone solos.

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Once while in Germany, all the trombonists of the German Army bands were ordered to hear him play. They were so amazed at his playing that they insisted on taking his trombone apart, refusing to believe that it was natural. Finally one German said: 'No one can play so well. It is a Yankee trick.' [ ] In 1902 after the death of his father, Pryor ended his association with Sousa and took over the reorganized Pryor band; he led its debut at the in on November 15, 1903. For 30 years thereafter, Pryor's band was an American institution.

He made his first appearance in at the Shore in 1904, where he continued to play until 1930. The Pryor Band toured until 1909, when he decided to settle down and make Asbury Park the home of the band. Also at this time, he became a staff conductor and arranger for the in. He organized a second band that played at the entertainment complex of, for a number of years. Post-Conducting Career, Death [ ] Pryor retired from full-time conducting in 1933. On November 7 of that year, he and were elected to the Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders, defeating Director and his running mate, Arthur Johnson. Pryor and Herbert would each serve one, three-year term in office.

In the 1936 election, they were defeated by Republicans and. Pryor was married to Maude Russell Pryor.

Their son Roger Pryor (1901 – 1974) also became a bandleader and a film actor. They also had sons Arthur Jr., who became a bandsman and advertising executive, and Samuel Pryor. The senior Pryor suffered a stroke on June 17, 1942, and died on June 18 at his home in.

Funeral services were conducted June 21, 1942, at the Trinity Episcopal Church, Asbury Park, followed by burial in Glenwood Cemetery, West Long Branch. Legacy [ ] Pryor composed some 300 works, including marches, novelties, tone poems and three light operas, Jinga Boo, Uncle Tom's Cabin and On the Eve of Her Wedding Day. Among his best-known numbers were 'On Jersey Shore', 'Queen Titania' and 'The Whistler and His Dog'. He set to work on an titled Peter and Paul, with a by; the libretto has been lost. It was intended to star and in several roles in several time periods. During his career, Pryor wrote some of today's most well-known trombone literature, including an arrangement of the heralded ', as well as band novelty works such as 'The Whistler and His Dog', with its solo, his best-known composition. Much of this literature has been recorded by on his CD Pryor Engagement (Doyen DOY CD212).