They all look so serious - Can you confirm they really were? All of them? ;-)
Amities
Philippe
> Le 9 mars 2020 à 22:59, Jim Nichols <jhnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> a écrit :
>
> Occasionally, I recall photos from a long time ago, and check to see if I
> still have them in my files. This one is from the late 1940s, the time of
> Speed Graphics and large flash bulbs, and was probably shot by Stanley
> Coumbe, one of my classmates who shot for the college paper, The Reflector.
> I found a black and white 8x10 glossy stuck between the pages of one of my
> yearbooks, and scanned it.
>
> This was the first of several college bands I played with, to help with
> college expenses. This was about 1948, and there were still a large number
> of veterans enrolled under the GI Bill. Looking at the group, I think all
> except two or three were in that category. I'm the fourth guy from the right
> in the front row. Red Terry, who ran the band at this time, is the bass
> player. I think I can name them all, so I'm not senile yet.
>
> The occasion was a Sorority Dance for the Zeta Tau Alpha Sorority.
>
> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20020430-Collegians+1.JPG.html
>
> Demand for large, 15-piece bands went away around 1950, when they were
> replaced by smaller combos with loud amplifiers.
>
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> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
>
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