Background
Rawlins, Joseph T. was born on November 7, 1936 in Lakeland, Florida, United States. Son of Joseph T. and Dora C. Rawlins.
Rawlins, Joseph T. was born on November 7, 1936 in Lakeland, Florida, United States. Son of Joseph T. and Dora C. Rawlins.
Associate of Arts, University Florida, 1957. Bachelor of Music, Louisiana State University, 1959. Master of Music, Louisiana State University, 1961.
Doctor in Musical Arts, Louisiana State University, 1972.
Choral director Charlotte High School, Punta Gorda, Florida, 1961—1963. Choral director, instructor Millsaps College, Jackson, Mississippi, 1963—1965. Associate professor music Auburn (Alabama) University, 1965—1974.
Professor music University West Florida, Pensacola, 1974—2005, professor music emeritus, since 2005. National voice committee Music Teachers National Association, 1968—1970. Private United States Army, 1961.
Member of Florida League of the Arts (board directors 1980-1982, 1996—2000, vice president 1998—2002), Pi Kappa Lambda, Phi Kappa Phi, Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia.
Married Elizabeth Johnson, January 27, 1960. Children: Michelle Elizabeth Freeman, Melanie Elaine Wiggins.