Fourth Army Band

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=90 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000" background="042015b3.jpg"> <div> <B>Fourth Army Band</B></div> <div> <A HREF="about_us.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Fourth Army Band Members as Civilians">Fourth Army Band Members as Civilians</A>   |   <A HREF="products_and_services.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Fourth Army Reunion Band">The Fourth Army Reunion Band</A>   |   <A HREF="more_information.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="In Memoriam">In Memoriam</A>   |   <A HREF="contact_us.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact Us">Contact Us</A></div> <bR> <bR> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=100 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <bR> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" height=390 width="100%" BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="828" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="VOID" RULES="NONE" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 183 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="058bab10.jpg" border=0 width="186" height="177" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> The U.S. 4th Army Band</div> <bR> <div> Ft. Sam Houston</div> <div> San Antonio, Texas</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP COLSPAN=2 HEIGHT= 5910 WIDTH="818"><div> The U.S. 4th Army Band (FAB) was one of the finest service bands during the Korean and Vietnamese Conflicts.  The Commanding General at Fort Sam Houston in the early 1950s was Lt. General I.D. White who endorsed appropriate music for all occasions, a tradition which was followed for more than two decades.  Warrant Officers Dawson McElwee, Emil Krochmal, John Parrott, Homer Tampke, Alexander Difronzo and others were able to obtain qualified musicians to provide fine military, concert, jazz and string orchestra music for the many requests.  Of paramount importance was a weekly radio program, The 4th Army Show (Concert In Khaki beginning in 1953) a 30-minute show that included military features and the finest concert literature, broadcast throughout five states of the Southwest.  On Sundays the band was found in the Quadrangle on the Post in a formal Guard Mount and concert setting.  The FAB traveled to Houston in 1952 to honor the 1st Armored Division from Ft. Hood as they left the Houston Harbor for assignment in Europe.  In 1954 all the bandsmen were fitted with smart "dress blues."  The FAB participated in the annual River, Fiesta Flambeau and Battle of Flowers Parades in San Antonio.  The "Turkey Trot" celebration in Taylor, Texas was a frequent gig.  While playing for a Boy Scout Jamboree on a ranch near San Antonio in 1952 a raging bull took offense and charged through the band.  Fortunately everyone survived.  Armed Forces Day always found the FAB in a Texas community for a special event.  Governors called upon the FAB to march in the Inaugural Parade every four years.  Falcon Dam was a Texas/Mexico flood control project on the Rio Grande River dedicated in 1953 by President Eisenhower and President Cortines of Mexico.  The FAB represented the U.S. contingent.  President Eisenhower was very complimentary regarding the band's participation.  The FAB was sent to New Orleans three times in the mid-50s.  They led the Rex Parade at the Mardi Gras in 1955 and 1956, and were flown to New Orleans in 1955 to perform on the pier to welcome home a division from Korean service.  The band performed at two movie World Premiers in San Antonio, and as a concert band performed as the official reading band annually for the Texas Bandmasters Association.  The FAB String Orchestra performed for visiting dignitaries, including the Secretary of the Army and Mexican generals.  </div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>THE FOURTH ARMY SHOW & CONCERT IN KHAKI</B></div> <div> The weekly Fourth Army radio shows were produced by the Headquarters Fourth Army Information Office.    In the early days the program featured a jazz band, a combo and soloists.  By 1954 the entire concert band was featured.  The radio show enhanced the Army's image during the unpopular Korean Conflict.  Two show examples follow.</div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="456" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="VOID" RULES="NONE" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP COLSPAN=2 HEIGHT= 27 WIDTH="450"><div> <I><B>FOURTH ARMY SHOW - 1951</B></I></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 23 WIDTH="237"><div> March ”Bombasto”</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="212"><div> Concert Band</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 23 WIDTH="237"><div> “I'll Walk Alone”</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="212"><div> Jazz Band</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP COLSPAN=2 HEIGHT= 23 WIDTH="450"><div> Ellen Carroll, Vocal</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 23 ><NOBR><div> March “Opus 99” - Prokofiev</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="212"><div> Concert Band</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 23 ><NOBR><div> “The Moon Was Yellow”</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="212"><div> Jazz Band</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP COLSPAN=2 HEIGHT= 23 WIDTH="450"><div> Bill Kimple, arranger</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 23 ><NOBR><div> “Yankee Doodle” - Gould</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="212"><div> Concert Band</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 23 WIDTH="237"><div> “Mahacita”</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="212"><div> Jazz Band</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP COLSPAN=2 HEIGHT= 23 WIDTH="450"><div> Kent Hughes, arranger</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 23 WIDTH="237"><div> “Guadalhara”</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> Male Choir & Concert Band</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 23 ><NOBR><div> March “Invictus” - Karl King</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="212"><div> Concert Band</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 23 ><NOBR><div> “Summertime” - Gershwin</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="212"><div> Jazz Band</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP COLSPAN=2 HEIGHT= 483 ><NOBR><div> Ellen Carroll, Vocal</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <I><B>FOURTH ARMY SHOW - 1953</B></I></div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="444" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="VOID" RULES="NONE" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 23 ><NOBR><div> Theme:  “THIS IS THE ARMY”</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="189"><div> Band</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 42 WIDTH="248"><div> YOU AND YOUR BEAUTIFUL EYES</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="189"><div> Vocal w/Band</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 23 WIDTH="248"><div> EARLY AUTUMN</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="189"><div> Vocal w/Band</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 23 ><NOBR><div> THE TOUCH OF YOUR LIPS</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="189"><div> Combo</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 23 WIDTH="248"><div> MAHLOO</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="189"><div> Combo</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 23 WIDTH="248"><div> WONDER WHY</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="189"><div> Vocal w/Band</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 23 WIDTH="248"><div> DON'T BLAME ME</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="189"><div> Vocal w/Band</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 23 ><NOBR><div> (SALUTE TO ALBUQUERQUE)</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="189"><div> Band w/Narration</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 23 WIDTH="248"><div> TINY'S BLUES</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="189"><div> Band</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 42 WIDTH="248"><div> WHAT IS THIS THING CALLED LOVE?</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="189"><div> Vocal w/Band</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP COLSPAN=2 HEIGHT= 23 ><NOBR><div>      VOCALS:   Cpl. Vic Damone, Don Cherry</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP COLSPAN=2 HEIGHT= 23 WIDTH="438"><div>      COMBO:    The Pastels</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP COLSPAN=2 HEIGHT= 23 ><NOBR><div>      ANNCRS:   Cpl. Frank Fallon, Sfc. James Van Reeth</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> The <I><B>Concert In Khaki</B></I> programs in 1954 and 1955 consisted entirely of Concert Band literature.  The following were programmed:</div> <div> Carnival of the Animals - Saint-Saens</div> <div> Clarinet Concerto - von Weber - Cpl. Charles Nix, Clarinet</div> <div> First Suite in Eb - Holst</div> <div> Folk Song Suite - Ralph Vaughn Williams</div> <div> Forty Fathoms - Walters - Pfc. Howard Bell, Tuba</div> <div> Granada - Arranged John Butler - Sgt. Gene Ferguson, Tenor</div> <div> Hary Janos Suite - adapted by Fred Teuber</div> <div> Lincolnshire Posy - Grainger</div> <div> The Lord's Prayer - Arranged John Butler - Sgt. Gene Ferguson, Tenor</div> <div> Lover Come Back to Me - Arranged Pfc. Rule Beasley</div> <div> March from "The Love of Three Oranges" - Prokofiev</div> <div> O Holy Night - Arranged John Butler - Sgt. Gene Ferguson, Tenor</div> <div> Overture for Band - Mendelssohn</div> <div> Pictures At An Exhibition - Moussorgsky</div> <div> Polka and Fugue from Schwanda the Bagpiper - Weinberger</div> <div> La Virgen de la Macarena - Cpl. Ralph Kimball, Trumpet</div> <div> West Point Symphony - Morton Gould</div> <bR> <div> In the spring, 1955 the FAB performed before music students at the<I><B> District Music Festival, Brownsville, Texas. </B></I> A tape recording of the concert remains.  The selections were:</div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="431" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="VOID" RULES="NONE" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 23 WIDTH="217"><div> Outdoor Overture</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="203"><div> Copland</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 23 WIDTH="217"><div> Chorale & Alleluia</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="203"><div> Hansen</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 23 WIDTH="217"><div> Spiritual </div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="203"><div> Alfred Reed</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 23 ><NOBR><div> Lover Come Back to Me</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="203"><div> Arr. Rule Beasley</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 23 ><NOBR><div> Viennese Musical Clock</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="203"><div> Arr. Fred Teuber</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 23 WIDTH="217"><div> The Typewriter</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="203"><div> Anderson</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 23 WIDTH="217"><div> The Girl in Satin</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="203"><div> Anderson</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 23 WIDTH="217"><div>  Irish Washerwoman</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="203"><div> Anderson</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 23 ><NOBR><div> Hit the Leather & Ride </div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="203"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="23" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="203" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <B>VOCALISTS WHO APPEARED ON FOURTH ARMY SHOW OR CONCERT IN KHAKI IN THE 1950s </B></div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="514" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="VOID" RULES="NONE" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 23 WIDTH="158"><div> Balbina  Ahr</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="168"><div> Vic  Damone</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="178"><div> Mary  Mayo</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="514" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="VOID" RULES="NONE" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 23 WIDTH="158"><div> Ray Baldessari</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="168"><div> Billy  Eckstine</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> Jerry  Pitzenbarger</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="514" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="VOID" RULES="NONE" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 23 WIDTH="158"><div> Pat  Burnett</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div>        (prerecorded)</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div>       (Lackland  AFB)</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="514" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="VOID" RULES="NONE" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 23 WIDTH="158"><div> Elin  Carroll</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="168"><div> Gene  Ferguson</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="178"><div> Melissa  Smith</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="514" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="VOID" RULES="NONE" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 23 WIDTH="158"><div> Don  Cherry</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="168"><div> Jack  Litton</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="178"><div> Gene  Stover</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE U.S. FOURTH ARMY</B></div> <bR> <div> The Fourth U.S. Army was organized as Fourth Army in the Organized Reserves in 1922 in New York City and allotted to the Regular Army as an inactive unit.  It was activated October 1, 1933 and headquartered at the Presidio of San Francisco.  The Fourth U.S. Army moved headquarters to Fort Sam Houston January 7, 1944.  In July 1971, the Fourth Army was consolidated with the Fifth U.S. Army before being relocated to Fort Sheridan, Illinois in the 1980s.  The Fourth U.S. Army was decommissioned in 1991.  An active remnant of the U.S. 4th Army is the FAB Reunion Band.</div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>BANDS AT FORT SAM HOUSTON</B></div> <bR> <div> CWO claude Hedspeth was the director of the 5th Army Band that replaced the 4th in 1971.  In 1993 CWO Donald Barton, Bandleader of the 5th Army Band at Fort Sam Houston, was relieved that the threatened elimination of the band had been thwarted by pressure from Fort Sam Houston, the San Antonio Chamber of Commerce and a senator.  The band was reassigned to the Army Medical Department Center School at Fort Sam Houston and their designation changed to the old 323rd Army Band (eliminated by military cutbacks in 1973).  Master craftsmen from the National Park Service began renovations to the Band Building at Fort Sam Houston in October 1993, marking the 100th anniversary of its construction. The building is unique for two reasons: It is the only structure of its shape in the country and the <B>only </B>band building in the Department of Defense inventory.  It was designed by famed San Antonio architect Alfred Giles and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.  The original structure included a belvedere roof (large gazebo) that was replaced.  The roof sheltered band members while they played for post parades.  The pyramid-shaped roof was blown off in the 1940s by a powerful gust of wind. The latest repairs were completed in 1994.</div> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>WOMEN MUSICIANS AT FORT SAM HOUSTON</B></div> <bR> <div> In the period from 1974-1977 the 5th Army Band was directed by Warrant Officers Jerry Cottingham (deceased) and Louis Wells.  The band played the area parades and for the Annual Texas Bandmasters meeting.  A special assignment was to fly to Houston to perform at the arrival of the Concorde from France.  A woodwind quintet played often at the Menger Hotel.  When the WAC Band was disbanded at Fort McClelland, Alabama, Liz Sanders, a flute player was the first woman to be assigned to the 5th Army Band.  Beverly Garafano, French Horn and Pauline Keehn, flute/piccolo, piano followed.</div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>PHOTOS OF ORIGINAL BANDS DURING THE 1950s</B></div> <div> <IMG SRC="05a203f0.jpg" border=0 width="800" height="575" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <B>4th Army Band, ca. 1951 – CWO Dawson McElwee</B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="05c20430.jpg" border=0 width="800" height="579" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <B>The Pastels with Vic Damone, ca. 1952</B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="05e20670.jpg" border=0 width="800" height="615" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <B>4th Army Band in concert on the lawn at the Officers Club, 1954 - CWO Dawson McElwee</B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="06020800.jpg" border=0 width="800" height="640" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <B>4th Army Band at Fort Sam Houston's historic Quadrangle</B></div> <div> <B>January 30, 1958 - CWO J. 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