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F.M. The 1976 UNT One O’Clock Lab Band

Posted on August 24, 2015 by Bill

In May of 1975, I heard a rough mix of Lab ’75 over at Roger’s house (one of my best friends who was lead alto in the One) and decided I wanted to go to North Texas and play that … Continue reading →

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Leonard Belota records Wynton in Ft. Worth

Posted on August 19, 2015 by Bill

  https://youtu.be/jnWt1JvVkeY My good friend I met in 1974, Leonard Belota, taught me a lot about jazz playing.  He was a jazz historian, trumpet player, private teacher, music store expert, and a good salesman when needed, as when he sold … Continue reading →

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OK City Concert–Last Song of the Night

Posted on August 17, 2015 by Bill

https://youtu.be/47kZIIbOq6I From that same Oklahoma City concert in 1963, this is “Ole”.  This was the last tune of the night, after a hard two hour concert.  Can you imaging doing these tunes night after night?

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Maynard Ferguson Plays “Maria” Live, 1963

Posted on August 13, 2015 by Bill

https://youtu.be/LX6KFNCDMO0 We were at a Maynard Ferguson tribute concert in Allen, TX a couple of years ago showing some of Maynard’s things we had brought down from the museum in Sherman.  A lot of people who went to the concert … Continue reading →

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Doc Severinsen Performing With the Paschal High School Stage Band in 1967

Posted on August 8, 2015 by Bill

When I was 16, Doc Severinsen was the guest soloist at our high school for one night.  It was a thrill for me to perform with him in the concert band and stage band.  The stage band at Paschal had … Continue reading →

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John Haynie Playing Trumpet in Denton, TX

Posted on August 7, 2015 by Bill

https://youtu.be/g7WmFdL-6bI As a graduate student at North Texas in the mid 70’s, I was able to study trumpet with John Haynie.  Years later, after he retired, I recorded him playing at a luncheon in Denton, TX.  He rarely played in … Continue reading →

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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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