Fred Waring

(1900-1984)

World-renowned choral arranger and band leader, Waring was born and raised in Tyrone. In 1919, while attending Penn State, he started “Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians,” a popular musical group that entertained for seven decades on stage, screen, radio, and TV.

Marker is at the intersection of 11th Street (Pennsylvania Route 453) and Pennsylvania Avenue, on the right when traveling east on 11th Street.