Friday, August 27, 2021

BANDS #5

Posted by Chic Silber at 8/27/2021 01:42:00 AM

5 comments:

Tony Greiner said...

The fellow in front out of uniform is a reminder to always sit or stand straight for a photograph.

29 August, 2021 16:45
Roger Smith said...

On a close look under the glass, I wonder if the bandsman 4th from L is a young Ramon Escorcia?

02 September, 2021 18:20
Tony Greiner said...

Any idea what show this was, or when? Escorcia had a couple of bandleader gigs, but my memory is faint-- Rudy Bros? Sells and Gray? Maybe Beatty-Cole? I worked mostly under Charlie Stevenson, who spoke warmly of Escorcia.

If it is him, he doesn't look like the leader of this outfit, so yes, early in his career.

02 September, 2021 18:52
Roger Smith said...

Agreed, but my facts are not where I need them. Ramon led the Beatty-Cole band, but I don't recall when or for how long.

05 September, 2021 23:28
Roger Smith said...

In looking back through the 1959 Cristiani Route Book, Ramon was bandleader that year. In this book, his name is spelled Escorsia.

06 September, 2021 18:12

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