Castro Carazo (June 18, 1895 - December 28, 1981) was a Costa Rican-born American composer. He graduated from the Royal Conservatory of Music in Barcelona.[1] Carazo collaborated on multiple songs with governor and senator Huey Long, including several of Louisiana State University's fight songs.[2][3] He was also director of the LSU marching band.[4]
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- ^ Wickes, Frank B. "A Brief Look at Over 100 Years of the LSU Tiger Band, "The Golden Band from Tigerland"". Louisiana State university. Archived from the original on July 16, 2019. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
Long co-wrote with Director Carazo several of LSU's songs, most notably "Touchdown for LSU, "The LSU Cadets March" and "Darling of LSU."
- ^ "Professor Castro Carazo who collaborated with Huey Long on the song Every Man a King". Archived from the original on 2021-07-20. Retrieved 2020-06-18.
- ^ "'Every Man a King' composer dead". Archived from the original on 2021-07-20. Retrieved 2020-06-18.