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Lumberjack Marching Band: 1950's - 1960's - Page 2
Lumberjack Marching Band: 1970's - 1980's - Page 3

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for scanning band pictures and making them available to the School of Music.

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Lumberjack Marching Band: The Early Years - Page 1
1.

SFA Band - 1926-27
J.T. Cox, Director

First Row
1. Alvin Wiley, 2. Thad Sitton, 3. I.D. Powers, 4. L.D. "Bill" Todd, 5. Curtis Wallace, 6. Melvin Burrows, 7. R.L. Turner, 8. O.C. Netherly, 9. Jacob Long
Second Row
1. Ovid Heaton, 2. Cecil White, 3. Arthur Brazil, 4. John B. Richards, 5. Hubbard McCarter, 6. Paul Koonce, 7. Charles Lee Hill, 8. Norris Langford
Third Row
1. Milledge Jackson, 2. E.O. Wedgeworth, 3. H.L. Heaton, 4. Claude Lakey, 5. John Robert Stewart
Fourth Row
1. Earl Lowery, 2. L.H. Buckner, 3. Oma Campbell, 4. Curtis Smith

2.

SFA Band Training School - 1928

Second Row
5. Robbie Jean Hill
3.

SFA Band - 1928

First Row
4. Robbie Jean Hill
4.
SFA Band - 1930

Second Row
7. Robbie Jean Hill
5.

SFA Lumberjack Marching Band - 1930 or 1931
(There were not enough people to fill the ranks, so some students were recruited from the local high school.)

Top Row
1. Robert Jimenson - bass, 2. J.T. Cox - band director, 3. Basil Barbee - bass
Third Row
1. John Arthur Seale - saxophone, 2. Harold Wisely - saxophone, 3. John G. Orton - saxophone
4. Woodrow Wilson - baritone, 5. Opal Trimble - trombone, 6. Kemper Latham - trombone
7. Hardy Manning - trombone, 8. Ford Hale - trombone
Second Row
1. Upton - clarinet, 2. Harrison Stockwell - clarinet, 3. Frank Montague, Jr. - clarinet
4. John Robert Anthony, Jr. - clarinet, 5. Swearingen Nowlin - baritone, 6. Wilma Long - alto horn
7. Walter Frank Cain, trumpet, 8. Fletcher Garner - trumpet, 9. Fred Dansey - trombone
Front Row
1. Blaine Moore - clarinet, 2. Jack Pennington - clarinet, 3. Marjorie Millard - clarinet
4. Elmo Price - clarinet, 5. Hurst - bass drum, 6. Garth Bates - snare drum
7. Lynn Hanna - trumpet, 8. Jack Hart - trumpet, 9. Bobby Murphy - trumpet
6.
SFA Band - 1931
7.

SFA Band - 1932

First Row
1. Lowery, 2. Muller, 3. Randolph Cox
Second Row
1. Lynn Hanna, 2. Fletcher Garner, 3-6 unknown, 7. Robbie Jean Hill
Third Row
1-2 unknown, 3. Elmo Price, 4, unknown, 5. Charles Lee Hill, 6. unknown, 7. Jack Pennington, 8. unknown
Fourth Row
1-3 unknown, 4. Bates, 5-7 unknown, 8. J.T. Cox
Fifth Row
1-6 unknown
Sixth Row
1. Basil Barbee, 2-5 unknown, 6. Robert Jimmerson
8.
Stephen F. Austin State College - All Girl Band - 1941-42
(J.T. Cox's identification list, March 1964)

First Row (seated)
1. Lillie Mae Hobbs, 2. Lois Nelson, 3. Ruth Marie Bailey, 4. Sue Burrows, 5. LaMerle Peabody, 6. Helen Adelle Crawford (Wright), 7. Bobby Andrews, 8. Tommy Earl Beach, 9. Gwendolyn Peterson, 10. Opal Tremble (Renfro), 11. Dorris Nolan, 12. Johnnie Faye Hines
Second Row
1. Mary Smith (Hanna), 2. J.T. Cox, 3. Velma Kirkley, 4. Imogene Hale, 5. Mildred Bates, 6. Ann Nelson, 7. Dorothy Faye Hudgins, 8. unknown, 9. Olera Bailey, 10. Sammy Lane Crawford, 11. Dena Seldon (Bolton), 12. Ruth Sanford, 13-14 unknown, 15. Jonnie Lamerle Deckard, 26. Alma Houston Stallings (Brittian), 17. Algean Ham, 18. Ruth Travis (Martin), 19. unknown, 20. Benny Jo Smith
Third Row
1. Bass Horn - Nelvin Graves Brannon, 2. Sue Thompson, 3. Golda Graves, 4. Geraldine Knight, 5. Gay Gann, 6. unknown, 7. Willie Dee Williams (Clifford), 8. Norine Sparkman, 9. Mirian Clamon (Mrs. Jake Young), 10. Bonnie Bell Shackelford, 11. Lavelle Ham, 12. unknown, 13. Bass Horn - Sarah Daniels
9.
SFA Band - 1942
10.
Demonstration School Band - 1942

Second Row
Billy Byrd, Albert Long, George Donald Feazell, Raymond Shindler, Rena Sue Burrows, Frank Touchstone, Anne Nelson
First Row
Robert Monzingo (asst. in reeds), Lois Nelson, Ruth Bailey, Bobby Andrews, Gwendolyn Peterson, Nelwyn Graves, Beth Thompson, Charles Cooper, Kurl Shirey (asst. in brass)
11.
Kappa Kappa Psi Collection - SFA Band - No Date
12.
Kappa Kappa Psi Collection - SFA Band
No Date
14.
Kappa Kappa Psi Collection -SFA Band - No Date


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