8 x 11
paper poster
paper poster
left to right: Merle Evans (92) of Sarasota, Florida: U. S. Army Band leader and Craig Voise (lived in DC at the time)
taken in Washington DC
Article says he was born in 1892 and well known in band circles before the great Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Circus.
His band played at the last public performance of Buffalo Bill Cody Nov.11 1916
When Ringling combined with B&B he led the band in its first season 1919 kept right on
for 18,250 performances before 159 million people and retired in 1959.
Article says he was born in 1892 and well known in band circles before the great Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Circus.
His band played at the last public performance of Buffalo Bill Cody Nov.11 1916
When Ringling combined with B&B he led the band in its first season 1919 kept right on
for 18,250 performances before 159 million people and retired in 1959.
Merle Evans started with RBBB in 1919 which lasted 50 years
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