George Costello Scroggins was born September 13th, 1957 to Mary and Henry Hawkins Scroggins in Idabel, Oklahoma. He attended Booker T. Washington School, after integration Idabel Gray Junior High school. In 1979, along with his sister, Janice ,George moved to Oakland, California to live with his grandmother. He graduated from McClymonds High School and on to Langston University in Langston, Oklahoma. Being a gifted musician, brass being his specialty, George performed in many ensembles,...