His father eventually enlisted him in the United States Marine Band as an apprentice in 1868.

When Sousa reached the age of 13, his father, a trombonist in the Marine Band, enlisted his son in the United States Marine Corps as an apprentice to keep him from joining a circus band.

In addition to the midshipmen rooms, Bancroft Hall houses offices for the Commandant of Midshipmen, six battalion officers, six battalion chaplains, thirty company officers and their senior enlisted leaders, a barbershop, bank, travel office, a small restaurant known as " Steerage ," textbook store, general store (" The Midshipmen Store "), laundromat, uniform store, cobbler shop, the USNA Band, the USNA branch of the United States Postal Service, a gymnasium, spaces for extracurricular activities, and full medical & dental clinics as well as small optometry and orthopedics clinics.

After graduating from high school, he enlisted in the United States Army, and worked as a recording engineer for the Army Band and Chorus.

This request was declined, but most of the VPI Cadet band and their director enlisted as the Band of the 2nd Virginia Infantry Regiment.

He was enlisted as a Band Boy.

In addition to the permanent line-up of Combs ( lap steel ), Brian Haas ( piano ), Josh Raymer ( drums ) and Jeff Harshbarger ( bass ), the quartet enlisted the assistance of world class horn players Jeff Coffin ( Bela Fleck, Dave Matthews Band ), Steven Bernstein ( Sex Mob, Levon Helm ), Peter Apfelbaum ( Hieroglyphics, Don Cherry ), Mark Southerland ( Snuff Jazz ) and Matt Leland ( a founding JFJO member ).

With the exception of enlisted airmen assigned to the Air Force Band and the Air Force Base Honor Guard, each of which has its own distinctive cap insignia and other uniform devices, Air Force combination caps bear a relief of the Great Seal of the United States rendered in silver-colored metal.

They quickly enlisted Mark Kloos from Raleigh, North Carolina, who was Greg's former bandmate in Apple Green and The Greg Pope Band.

Officially designated in 1925, the United States Navy Band is composed of 172 enlisted musicians and four officers.

The gold cord aiguillette is worn by the directors of the United States Marine Band, while the enlisted personnel wear aiguillettes of white cord.

Since service specifically as a VPI unit had been denied, along with the lettered units of the Corps, Major Harvey and fifteen cadets of the Band resigned from VPI and enlisted as individuals with the Second Regiment, along with four VPI alumni and five members of the Blacksburg Glade Cornet Band.

* 1992, George McNeill, retired enlisted U. S. Army Band member, took over as band director.

The Band Concert was directed by Wilfred Jackson and featured adapted music by Leigh Harline.

James left The Sherbs at the end of 1982 to be replaced by Tony Leigh ( Harry Young and Sabbath, Gillian Eastoe Band ) on guitar.

She also fronted the Chrystal Leigh Band during a stint in Kelowna, and contributed supporting vocals to the song ' Vertebrae ' by Closing Iris.

* The Zac Brown Band – December 9 and 29, 2009, with Nic Cowan, Levi Lowrey and Sonia Leigh

The ballet work is on the nose, especially in the opening number by `` The New Ashmolean Marching Society and Students' Conservatory Band '', along with a fiery and sultry Brazilian fantasia later.

His captains were also highly praised, and would go on to form the nucleus of the legendary Nelsonic Band of Brothers.

Nelson publicly encouraged this close bond with his officers and on 29 September 1798 described them as " We few, we happy few, we band of brothers ", echoing William Shakespeare's play Henry V. From this grew the notion of the Nelsonic Band of Brothers, a cadre of high-quality naval officers that served with Nelson for the remainder of his life.

Bo Diddley performed a number of shows around the country in 2005 and 2006 with the fellow Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Johnnie Johnson Band, featuring Johnson on keyboards, Richard Hunt on drums, and Gus Thornton on bass.

The Marching and Cycling Band HHK from Haarlem ( the Netherlands ) is one of the few marching bands around the world which also performs on bicycles.

Band performance in Florida on October 1, 2006

On the day before the Organic Chemistry exam — which is often on the first day of finals — at precisely the stroke of midnight, the Columbia University Marching Band occupies Butler Library to distract diligent students from studying.

Early songs with disco elements include " You Keep Me Hangin ' On " ( The Supremes, 1966 ), " Only the Strong Survive " ( Jerry Butler, 1968 ), " Message to Love " ( Jimi Hendrix's Band of Gypsys, 1970 ), " Soul Makossa " ( Manu Dibango, 1972 ), Eddie Kendricks ' Keep on Truckin ' ( 1973 ) and " The Love I Lost " by Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes ( 1973 ).

Notable disco hits based on movie and television themes included a medley from Star Wars, " Star Wars Theme / Cantina Band " ( 1977 ) by Meco, and " Twilight Zone / Twilight Tone " ( 1979 ) by The Manhattan Transfer.

#* performed by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young ; previously unreleased ; original mix ( without Crosby and Nash ) appears on the Stills-Young Band album Long May You Run

At one point in 1945 – 46, Doris ( as vocalist with the Les Brown Band ) had five Top Ten Hits on the Billboard Hall of Fame.

The success of the pairing prompted both acts to record repeatedly through 1950, producing such rhythmically comical fare as " The Woody Woodpecker Song " ( based on the frisky bird from the Walter Lantz cartoons, and another Billboard hit for the quartet ), " Put ' em in a Box, Tie ' em with a Ribbon ( And Throw ' em in the Deep Blue Sea )," " The Big Brass Band from Brazil ," " It's a Quiet Town ( In Crossbone County )," " Amelia Cordelia McHugh ( Mc Who?

The songs " Girl U Want " and " Through Being Cool " were released as downloadable content for the video game Rock Band on August 19, 2008.

* Lewis, Bob. Devo: The First Postmodern Band, essay on Devo history at Kent State

The University of Texas Longhorn Band performing on the college football | football field of Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas, the end zone of which is decorated in colors of The University of Texas at Austin.

ELO had reached the peak of their stardom, selling millions of albums and singles, and even inspiring a parody / tribute song on the Randy Newman album Born Again, titled " The Story of a Rock and Roll Band ".

Musicians who are primarily known as singers or performers on another instrument who also have recorded and performed harmonica solos include Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Donovan, Taj Mahal, Mick Jagger and Brian Jones of The Rolling Stones, Huey Lewis of Huey Lewis and the News, John Mayall, Peter Green of Fleetwood Mac, Roger Daltrey of The Who, Steven Tyler of Aerosmith, Robert Plant of Led Zeppelin, Bono of U2, Rick Davies of Supertramp, and Richard " Magic Dick " Salwitz of The J. Geils Band.

The newly hailed " James Brown Band " debuted at the Apollo Theater on April 24, 1959, opening for Little Willie John.

* Dance Band on the Titanic, Del Rey Books, July, 1988 ( short stories )

Besides the short stories included in Dance Band on the Titanic, Chalker wrote at least one other short story:

The Japanese-made Uni-Vibe, designed to simulate the modulation effects of the rotating Leslie speaker, provided a rich phasing sound with a speed control pedal, and is heard on the Band of Gypsys track " Machine Gun ", which highlights use of the Uni-Vibe, Octavia and Fuzz Face.

Arriving on the wave of country rock following on from Gram Parsons, The Band, and the Eagles, Friedman originally found cult fame as a country and western singer.

The guitars of the Magic Band mercilessly bend and stretch notes in a way that suggests that the world of music has wobbled clear off its axis ," with the lyrics demonstrating " Beefheart's ability to juxtapose delightful humor with frightening insights ".

Rhythm games generally use controllers resembling musical instruments, such as guitars ( from 5-button guitars in Guitar Freaks, the Guitar Hero series, the Rock Band series to real guitars in Rock Band 3 and Rocksmith ), keyboards ( Rock Band 3 ), drums ( Donkey Konga, Drum Mania, the Rock Band series and the Guitar Hero series ), or maracas ( Samba de Amigo ) have also seen some success in arcades and home consoles.

After the break-up of the Beatles in 1970, John Lennon released his debut solo album Plastic Ono Band in the fashion of a power trio with Lennon alternatingly on guitars and piano.

During the 1970s, a similar style of country rock called southern rock ( fusing rock, country and blues music, and focusing on electric guitars and vocals ) was enjoying popularity with country audiences, thanks to such non-country acts as Lynyrd Skynyrd, The Allman Brothers Band and The Marshall Tucker Band.

In 1969, Tyler attended a local rock show in Sunapee, New Hampshire where he first saw future bandmates Joe Perry ( guitars ) and Tom Hamilton ( Bass ), who at the time were playing in a band called the Jam Band.

One is also depicted on the cover of Band of Susans ' Blessing And Curse EP ( 1987 ), although the band is more noted for their use of G & L guitars.

The Steve Kimock Band was Kimock's primary musical focus from 2000 – 2006, while he continued to play other outlets, such as acoustic performances that allowed him to play some of his favorite and diverse instruments publicly, including custom guitars, vintage lap steels and arch tops, Hawaiian guitars and an octave mandolin.

He had already made an impression as part of the Can / SAHB influenced improvisation troupe Edith And The Ladies, and his father, a master wood craftsman, had made guitars for the Incredible String Band and John Martyn.

Smith would often bring his guitars backstage at concerts, and eventually got his break when Derek St. Holmes, of the Ted Nugent Band, agreed to try out # 2, the second guitar Smith had ever made.

Motian's first instrument was the guitar, and he apparently retained an affinity for the instrument: in addition to his groups with Frisell, his first two solo albums on ECM featured Sam Brown, and his Electric Bebop Band featured two and occasionally three electric guitars.

Band members are Salim Vera ( vocals, guitars ), Antonio Jauregui ( bass ), Manolo Hidalgo ( lead guitar ), Jeffry Fischman ( drums ) ( 1996 – 2005 ) and Ivan Mindreau ( drums ) ( 2005 – present ).