Merle Slease Evans (December 26, 1891 – December 31, 1987) was an American cornet player and circus band conductor who conducted the Ringling Bros. and...
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Merle is a given name used by both men and women, from the French word merle meaning blackbird (from the Latin merula).. Related names are Merrill or Muriel...
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tent, while The Flying Wallendas were performing. Circus bandleader Merle Evans was said to have been the first to spot the flames and immediately directed...
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circus bands to make "traditional" circus music, which is defined by Merle Evans as music that is brighter in tone than other music. Sounds of cornets...
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including clowns Emmett Kelly and Lou Jacobs, midget Cucciola, bandmaster Merle Evans, foot juggler Miss Loni and aerialist Antoinette Concello. John Ringling...
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with the Radio City Music Hall orchestra. Kenneth Force performed with Merle Evans, a legendary name who had performed with Buffalo Bill Cody's Wild West...
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Merle Anthony Tuve (June 27, 1901 – May 20, 1982) was an American geophysicist who was the Chairman of the Office of Scientific Research and Development's...
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William John Evans (August 16, 1929 – September 15, 1980) was an American jazz pianist and composer who worked primarily as the leader of his trio. His...
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Boss, 5th Civilian Governor of Guam Elizabeth W. Crandall, educator Merle Evans, bandleader for Ringling Brothers, Barnum & Bailey Circus James Reed...
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footballer, college coach and athletics administrator, heart attack. Merle Evans, 96, American cornet player and circus band conductor. Randall Garrett...
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and Tobago Meredith Evans, Australian paralympic swimmer Meredith Gwynne Evans (1904–1952), British physical chemist Merle Evans (1891–1987), American...
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portrait subjects, including such prominent individuals as Emmett Kelly, Merle Evans (Ringling band leader), and American painter Norman Rockwell. Rust is...
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performed at a galop tempo, and has been recorded by bands including Merle Evans' Ringling Bros.-Barnum and Bailey circus band and The Washington Winds...
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was an arranger for Remick Music. He wrote music for circus bandleader Merle Evans. In 1928 he moved to Hollywood and worked in Paramount Studios' music...
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home of North Carolina. By age 13 he played the circus with bandleader Merle Evans. In high school, he played with a variety of bands, as well as the Roanoke...
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made on the aircraft carrier USS Saipan. Evans returned to Topeka for Christmas leave. There he met Janet Merle (Jan) Pollom, who worked as a secretary...
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January 30, 1938. Amongst Alford's closest friends were circus bandleader Merle Evans and composer and band leader John Philip Sousa. They were also clients...
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Kim Schrier (redirect from Kimberly Merle Schrier)
Kimberly Merle Schrier (/ˈʃraɪər/ SHRIRE; born August 23, 1968) is an American politician and a former physician who is the U.S. representative from Washington's...
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Russell Bros. Circus, Downie Bros., and finally under the baton of Merle Evans, with Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus. Duble was a tall, lanky...
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Braathen – author on circus bands, John Jarosch – circus baritone player, Merle Evans – Ringling Bros Barnum & Bailey Bandmaster) Utah Bureau of Vital Statistics...
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Bottom two Geraldine & Stefano 12 (3, 5, 4, 3) Paso Doble "Gallito"—Merle Evans Circus Band Safe Lizzy & Cody 21 (3, 6, 6, 6) Foxtrot "Isn't She Lovely"—Stevie...
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aptitude that becomes widely adopted but also inspires controversy. Merle Evans begins leading the Ringling-Barnum Band, becoming the most famous circus...
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Complainte de la Butte by Rufus Wainwright The Southerner performed by The Merle Evans Circus Band 2012–2013 Cotton Eye Joe Old Country Waltz Thunder and Blazes...
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Hamid Sr. 1973 Otto Griebling 1974 Buffalo Bill Cody 1974 Tom Mix 1975 Merle Evans 1975 The Zacchini Brothers 1977 William Preston Hall 1979 The Wallenda...
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Antoine Merle (22 March 1921 – 30 April 2013) was a French wrestler. He competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics and the 1952 Summer Olympics. Evans, Hilary;...
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Complainte de la Butte by Rufus Wainwright The Southerner performed by The Merle Evans Circus Band 2012–2013 Cotton Eye Joe Old Country Waltz Thunder and Blazes...
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Wag the Dog (section Motss and Evans)
as himself Shirley Prestia as herself Roebuck "Pops" Staples as himself Merle Haggard as himself The title of the film comes from the idiomatic English-language...
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Merle Viirmaa (born 15 June 1974) is a retired Estonian biathlete. She competed in the women's relay event at the 1994 Winter Olympics. Evans, Hilary;...
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Bailey Circus from 1951 through to 1954. He worked with circus bandmaster Merle Evans and John Ringling North. North wrote many of the tunes to which Goetz...
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Merle Haggard's Christmas Present is the eighteenth studio album by American country singer Merle Haggard backed by The Strangers, released in 1973. The...
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