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Current photo: Dad is in front row, kneeling at the left--COMCRUDESPAC Band. Around Dec 1955, just before retirement. The drummer played marimbas for the Lawerence Welk show in the 50' and 60', Jack Imel, Member Local 47 Musicians Union.
1953-1954, MU-3805, Navy Band Southwest
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Founded in 1923 as a 30-piece band formerly known as the Navy Band San Diego (until 1999), Navy Band Southwest is a 45-piece ensemble with a rotating membership. The individual ensembles include the big band music of Showband West, the Latin group Crucero, and a rock outfit called the Destroyers, founded by Ernie Encinas.
