Monday, May 11, 2020

BANDS #10


5 comments:

Roger Smith said...

Clown Cop @ L is Joe E. Lewis. 3rd clown from L is Emmett Kelly, whose 1st wife was Eva Moore. They had 2 sons, Emmett Leo Kelly, Jr., and Patrick Kelly. Upon their divorce, Eva married Lewis. They are buried side by side in Peru IN. Kelly, Sr. is buried beside his sister, in Sedan, Kansas, his birthplace.

Don said...

Clown bands were popular in the days of circus street parades. The group would fill a bandwagon, providing music during the parade to augment the big show and side show musicians who were on bandwagons elsewhere in the parade order. A clown who was also a decent musician could demand more money and would coach other clowns to fill in the group.

Don Covington

Mr.Lee said...

quick question.. Isn't that Otto Griebling in drag in the top row? He was a whiteface for a time..

Roger Smith said...

First I'd ever heard that Otto did whiteface. I'm still questioning if that is Paul Jerome between Joe Lewis and Emmett Kelly. He wore that kind of collar at times, but I can't say it's him.

Mr.Lee said...

I thought the same Roger about Paul Jerome ! Maybe Greg Desanto could answer the Otto White face question. Seems I remember something about a legality over him on different shows...