Background
Hayes, Joseph Clay was born on December 5, 1920 in Marietta, Ohio, United States. Son of Joseph Clay and Luella (Carpenter) Hayes.
Hayes, Joseph Clay was born on December 5, 1920 in Marietta, Ohio, United States. Son of Joseph Clay and Luella (Carpenter) Hayes.
Student, Boston Conservatory of Music, 1940-1941; student, New England Conservatory Music, 1946-1949; Bachelor of Medicine, Boston University, 1950; postgraduate, Boston University, 1955.
Band director, Claflin College, Orangeburg, South Carolina., 1952-1953; director instrumental music and theory, Jarvis Christian College, Hawkins, Texas, 1953-1956; instructor flute, saxophone, clarinet, Center for Creative Studies Institute Music and Dance, Detroit, since 1962.
Trustee Detroit Science Center, 1974-1983. Member American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, National Association Composers, United States of America, Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia.
Married M. Shirley Pryor, February 28, 1950. Children: Denise Elizabeth, Laura Lee, Alan Gardner.