Attrus Charles Fleming, Jr. was born in Jacksonville, Florida. At a very early age, he showed
interest in music, and at age five he began formal sturdy of the piano. During his early years, Attrus was a popular performer at both religious and civic activities and began playing for churches at age eleven.

After high school, he enrolled in the School of Music at Howard University in Washington, D.C.
where he received the Bachelor of Music and Master of Music Education degrees. He also has studied at the University of Michigan, New York University, and The Catholic University of America. While at Howard University, Attrus was a popular leader in student affairs, both accompanist and member of the Howard University Choir under the direction of Warren Lawson, and a student teacher and organist. Upon graduation, he was retained on the faculty to teach piano and keyboard harmony. Later, Attrus was director or music at Morris College in Sumter, South Carolina and initiated the piano curriculum at Elizabeth City State Teachers college in Elizabeth City, North Carolina where he also was a faculty member.

Attrus retired from the D.C. Public School System, where he taught music for many years. He was accompanist for the D.C. Youth Chorale, official accompanist for the D.C. Public School's Music Department, accompanist and later director of the H.D. Woodson Males Chorus, coordinator for the junior high level of the City-Wide Music Festivals, coordinator of the Jazz-In-Residence program, and consultant at the Duke Ellington School of the Arts and frequently served as accompanist for the Duke Ellington Show Choir.

Attrus Fleming enjoyed a very active career as a highly esteemed professional musician, organist, piano accompanist, jazz pianist and arranger. Many of his arrangements of both sacred and popular music have been performed by church choirs as well as by the Duke Ellington Show Choir, The Washington Male Chorus, The H.D. Woodson Male Chorus and numerous soloists. He has served as organist for several local churches and was organist at First Baptist Church, Georgetown for more than forty years. At the time of his death he was organist at East Washington Heights Baptist Church. He was in great demand as a jazz pianist in supper clubs throughout the Washington Metropolitan area and worked with several touring road companies performing on Broadway and in Washington including "trumpets of the Lord", "Raisin", "Don't Bother Me, I Can't Cope", "Evolution of the Blues", "Street Dreams", and "Black Nativity". "Back Nativity" played in Washington, D.C. and in Rome, Italy. While in Rome, Mr. Fleming had the honor of performing for Pope John II.

Attrus was a member of the Capital all-stars, a group of well-known musicians, directed by Bobby Felder that performs jazz-gospel programs in the metropolitan area. He is survived by his wife, Bernice, who is a member of the DCFMC and holds a position on the board of the NFMC, their two daughters, Rosilyn and Anita, and a granddaughter, Risa Fitzgerald. His great-grandson, Brandon Pierce Fitzgerald, appeared as "Little Coal house" in the award-winning musical, "Ragtime"at the National Theater in 1998. Attrus was a long-time member of the D.C. Federation of Music Clubs. He will be sorely missed.