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John R. Bledsoe, 17th Leader.  Click for Bio.

John R. Bledsoe, 17th Leader

Image of Ken Woodring, Assistant Leader.

Ken Woodring, Assistant Leader.
(photo taken in the mid 1960's, when he was a playing member of the Band)

Image of the Concert Band, 1976.

1976 Concert Band.
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Poster advertising the Bi-Centennial Summer Concert Series.

Poster advertising the Bi-Centennial Summer Serenade Concert Series.
Notice they start at the Naval Station and finish at the Annapolis City Dock,
the location of the summer concerts to this day.

MU1 Gayle Slater performing the National Anthem at the home opener of the 1976  Kansas City Royals.

MU1 Gayle Slater performing the National Anthem for the home opener of the 1976 Kansas City Royals.

USNA Band, circa 1977.

The United States Naval Academy Band, circa. 1977.
1st Row: Albert Ascertion, Basil Kapchonick, Hugh Ferguson, John Bledsoe,
Ken Woodring, Ron Cohen, Nels Durrell
2nd Row: Steve Fowler, Rich Heim, John Clemmer, Ray Bissey, Richard Estrin,
Dennis Davis, Jim Etters, Jim Bensinger, Reuben Victorio
3rd Row: Steve Abshire, Gayle Holmes, Kathy Goeke, Derald Galliher,
Russ Devilbiss, Paul Schorgen, Skip Clarke,
Everett Crouse, Jim Hayward, ?
4th Row: Dan Gigeon, Larry Callahan, Ray Conrad, Larry Stone,
Steve Enlow, Ron McGranahan,
Paul Geitzenhauer, Roger St. Vincent,
Phil Cook, Dwayne McClaeb, Jerry Ascione
5th Row: Don Carter, Bill Lyle, Emmett Wright, Geary Thompson, Tom Russell, Bob Gibson,
Jim Wycoff, Steve Slater, Gordon Beckwith, John Rexroad, Jim Gollmer, Dave Johnson
6th Row: Scott Tarabour, Tony Mazzone, Dick Bonenfant, Bill Krantz, Gary Griswold,
Jeff Everett, Bob Simmons, Mike Shepherd, Bob Rumbley, Byron Toney,
Mike King, Ray Hendricks, John White.
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Drum Major Hugh Ferguson.

Drum Major Hugh Ferguson.

The Next Wave, 1977.

"The Next Wave" in 1977.
1st Row: Mike Shepherd, Barry Weinstein, Paul Schorgen
2nd Row: Steve Slater, Larry Callahan, Steve Enlow, Dwayne McClaeb, Ron McGranahan,
Paul Geitzenhauer, Everett Crouse, John Clemmer, Hugh Ferguson
3rd Row: Steve Abshire, Bob Simmons, Jim Wycoff, Gordon Beckwith,
Emmett Wright, Gayle Slater, Phil Cook, Denny Davis

The Next Wave in concert, 1977.

"The Next Wave" in concert in Angola, New York, 1977.
1st: row: Dennis Davis, Jim Etters, Barry Weinstein,
Everett Crouse, Henning Hoenhe, Gayle Slater, Michael Pesses (?), Bill Lyle, Steve Slater, Emmett Wright, Gordon Beckwith.
2nd row: Dick Glass, Byron Toney, Dick Bononfant, Ron McGranahan, Hugh Ferguson, Larry Callahan, Paul Geitzenhauer, Dewayne McClaeb.

Image of the Original Crabtowne Stompers, 1977.

The Original Crabtowne Stompers, 1977.
Front (l-r): Dewayne McClaeb, Phil Cook, Henning Hoenhe
Back (l-r): Emmett Wright, Bob Simmons, Greg MacDonald

USNA Band on Worden Field, circa 1978.

The marching band on Worden Field for a Formal Dress Parade, circa 1978.
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The Brass Quintet, 1978.

The Brass Quintet, 1978.
Jim Gollmer, Steve Enlow, Roger St. Vincent, Bill Lyle, Bill Krantz.

The Next Wave, 1978.

"The Next Wave" in 1978.
Larry Callahan, trumpet and leader; Gayle Holmes, vocalist.

Paul Schorgen, Dennis Davis, Jim Hatward, Jim Etters, Henning Hoehne, saxes.
Alan Bell, Emmett Wright, Paul Sipe, Steve Slater, trombones.
Hugh Ferguson, Paul Geitzenhauer, Phil Cook, Dewayne McClaeb, trumpets.
Gerry Ascione, piano; Bob Simmons, bass; Mike Shepherd, drums; Jeff Everett, percussion.

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