Monthly Archives: August 2015

My Dad Giving a Talk to the Sherman High School Band in 1987

Posted on August 7, 2015 by Bill

https://youtu.be/1fft58AVZGE My dad was the first full time band director at Sherman High School in Sherman, TX in 1939-41.  He even wrote the school song and fight song, which is now used only as the school song.  I taped him … Continue reading →

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Al Hirt

Posted on August 7, 2015 by Bill

http://youtu.be/f_a71RgIPc4 Al Hirt was a great trumpet player from New Orleans who was my first inspiration, and I wanted to be a trumpet player from the age of 8 on.  He made it sound fun, easy, and his sound was … Continue reading →

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Woody Herman Band, 1988, DeSoto, Texas

Posted on August 5, 2015 by Bill

The Woody Herman Big Band was always one of my favorite bands.  A friend and I tried to hear the band at a nightclub when we were 19, but couldn’t get in.  Bill Byrne (5th trumpet player and road manager) … Continue reading →

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Back so Soon

Posted on August 4, 2015 by Bill

I’m back sooner than I thought with “Soon”.  This is one of my favorite tunes, and this is a great clarinet feature.  There is nothing worse than hearing a bad clarinetist, and nothing better than hearing a really great one, … Continue reading →

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Hello and Welcome

Posted on August 4, 2015 by Bill

Welcome to The Liner Notes!  I will be posting some videos, photos, and comments about some of my favorite music, which is mainly jazz.  Also, some stories about the evolution of the Sherman Jazz Museum which I started in May … Continue reading →

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