Yes, that's me with the drum, circa 1977. It was "Admiral Zumwalt's Navy" in those day's, beards and afros were optional.
I was lucky to be featured soloist with The U.S. Navy Steel Band on their Bicentenial tour. Here's a largish MP3 recording of the 1976 Navy Steel Band (the only military steel band in the world) performing George Gerswin's Rhapsody In Blue 9.9M