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Man who played Duke Chapel bells at US university for 50 years dies

US Duke J Samuel Hammond

Durham, North Carolina, USAP When J Samuel Hammond arrived as a freshman at Duke University in 1964, he knew nothing about the musical instrument that allowed a player to send melodies ringing across campus from the bells in the school’s iconic chapel tower. A demonstration from a fellow student introduced him to the 50-bell carillon […]