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THE BATTALION
-THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 1941
MUSICAL MEAN DERINGS
By Murray Evans
One man and his drums who has
been doing a bang-up job of hide
beating here of late is Jack Buch
anan, Aggieland Orchestra’s spark
plug in the rhythm section.
Jack entered school at mid-term,
replacing Red Doerr as Aggie-
land’s drummer. From Port Arthur,
where he played with several lo
cal bands, Jack brings to the Ag
gieland a wealth of experience and
plenty of originality.
There’s one number in particular
in which he shines; it’s called “A
Man And His Drums” and has
plenty of drum beats here and
there on which he goes to work
in earnest on his pots and pans.
It’s good for goggle-eyed admira
tion from the lookers-on.
Bob Crosby is getting away
from his Dixieland style and con
centrating more on choral work.
And after hearing one of his ef
forts in this direction, I’m inclin
ed to say, more power to him! But
.to get back to the ‘effort’—it’s a
peach of a recording called “You
Forgot About Me.” On the moody
side, it features male vocal lead
and the harmonious King Sisters
in the background. If you liked
Tommy Dorsey’s “I’ll Never Smile
Again” of last summer, and the
Ink Spot’s “If I Didn’t Care” of
the same season, then you will be
enthusiastic about “You Forgot
About Me.”
The Ink Spots were on the out
until a couple of months ago when
they came across with another
best-seller called “Java Jive.” Bas
ed on something that sounds
strangely like an old mother goose
tune, it rocks along at a leisurely
pace and is colored with the shad
ed harmony of which Negro musi
cians alone are capable.
One of the good old tunes of
yesteryear is currently going the
rounds on the nickelodeons. It’s
vocalled by the King Sisters again
and backed ably by Bob Crosby’s
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Goodwill Spreaders- Concert Aggie Band
Pictured above is the 1940-41 edi
tion of the 75 piece concert group
of the Aggie Band which recently
made musical tours to Galveston
for a benefit concert, Victoria for
the Music Festival, and to Navasota
for the Bluebonnet Festival. Harp
ist with the band is Miss Cynthia
Lancaster of College Station.
In the picture to the right is a
quartet consisting of two cornetists
and two trombonists. This group
takes the limelight in an arrange
ment of the “Memoirs of Stephen
Foster.” From left to right are
Jack King of Abilene and Joe
Maples of Haskel, cornets; and
Jack McGregor of Ballinger and
Pat Ledbetter of Waco, trombones.
Featured soloists with the Band
are picture below. Fred Moser of
Waco, Joe Bledsoe of Waco, and
Goode Wier of Alice are shown
playing their specialty, a baritone
trio entitled “Triolet”. The instru
ments played by the cadets are
correctly known as euphoniums.
Connecticut’s Lieut. Gov. James
L. McConaughey has been pres
ident of Wesleyan University since
1921.
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Improved A8<.M Concerf Band
Is Tops For Spirit and Color
Actively engaged in spreading
good will for A. & M. in various
parts of the state in recent weeks,
the concert group of the Aggie
Band is beginning a season of mu
sical entertainment with its most
promising set-up in recent years.
Director Lieut. Col. R. J. Dunn
claims it to be the best aggregation
of musicians to come under his di
rection in the Aggie Band since
1929.
Composed of the “cream” of the
regular 216 piece Aggie Band, the
concert group each year plays con
certs for Parents’ Day, various
Sunday afternoons throughout the
spring, and a final concert during
the last week of school. This year,
however, the band has made trips
to Victoria and to Galveston for
performances in those cities. At
Victoria the band acted as guest
artist for the annual music fes
tival held in that city. Attending
the festival were some 50 high
school bands from that section of
the state, who came for the purpose
of playing before judges for criti
cism for the state and national
contests. At Galveston the band
played a concert, the proceeds of
which were used by the Galveston
Rotary club in their drive for a
playground park for boys.
Seniority of rank or years holds
no ties on this year’s concert band.
Ratings as to seating order in a
Bobcats. Remember “You’re Mean
To Me”? On the turn around
chorus three trombones take it and
make you wonder why on earth
any band leader uses anything in
the way of brass except trombones!
For it’s sweet horn, and no mis
take.
•section are made strictly upon mu
sical ability and effort produced.
Novel is the sight to see a “fish”
holding down a first chair position,
but such is the case in at least
two sections.
The concert band has made fa
vorable impressions upon its audi
ences this spring with the finesse
and polish of its musical technique,
but the factor that makes the unit
a success is the spirit and feeling
introduced into its music. “They
send thrill-wave up and down my
spinal cord and produce goose-
bumps all over me when they
swing into a stirring march,” a
member of the Victoria audience
was heard to comment.
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