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Spalding was born in Chicago, August 15, 1888
Spalding's Uncle Albert (a baseball pitcher immortalized in the Baseball 
Hall of Fame) and father created the A.G. Spalding sporting goods company.
His mother, Marie Boardman was a contralto and pianist. 

Spalding began studying violin in 1895 with Ulpiano Chiti in Florence. 
In 1902 he entered Mozart's alma mater, 
the Bologna Conservatory. Like Mozart he finished with distinction at 
the age of 14.

Thomas Edison declared Spalding's tone to be more pure than any other 
living violinist and signed him to a twenty year recording contract.

An intelligence officer in both world wars, Spalding performed a 
legendary concert to thousands of terrified refugees stranded in a 
cave near Naples during a bombing raid in 1944.