In this Longtown Podcast
hear the following artists and
click the links for CD information.
The Sinners - Now That She's Gone
Jenny Lewis - The Big Guns
Thad Cockrell - Here Without You
Tom McElman Band - Sasha Blue Monday
Chet Sounds - On My Mind
U.S. Coast Guard Band - Turkey in the Straw
In March of 1925, the United States Coast Guard Band was organized with the assistance of Lt. Charles Benter, leader of the United States Navy Band, Dr. Walter Damrosch, conductor of the New York Philharmonic, and "American March King" John Philip Sousa, former director of the United States Marine Band. Forty years later, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Congressional Legislation that resulted in the Coast Guard Band becoming the permanent, official musical representative of the nation's oldest continuous seagoing service. This event established the Coast Guard Band as one of the five premier service bands in the United States.
