Career
Bryan was born in McMinnville, Tennessee. He is considered by many to be one of Tennessee's greatest composers and musicians. Bryan served on the faculty of George Peabody College (1947–1952) in Nashville, and served as president of the Tennessee Folklore Society. Bryan also taught at Tennessee Polytechnic Institute in Cookeville, Tennessee and the Indian Spring School for Boys in Alabama. He worked as a director of music and library projects of the Works Projects Administration in their southeastern region, and engaged in folklore studies. He died in 1955 in Pinson, Alabama.
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