John Tasker Howard

For other people with the same name, see John Howard (disambiguation).

John Tasker Howard (November 30, 1890 – November 20, 1964) was an early American music historian, radio host, writer, lecturer, and composer. His Our American Music, published in 1931, was an early general history of music in the United States.^[2]

John Tasker Howard
Born	(1890-11-30)November 30, 1890 Brooklyn, New York[1]
Died	November 20, 1964(1964-11-20) (aged 73) West Orange, New Jersey[1]
Occupation	Music historian
Known for	Our American Music (1931) Stephen Foster: America's Troubadour (1934)
Spouse	Ruth Hunter[1]

Howard was the curator in the Music Division of the New York Public Library from 1940 to 1956.