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The Oldest High School Band in America
Founded in 1872
The Christian Brothers Band
Hall of Fame
"Men of Music"
Since 1948 the Christian Brothers Band has honored a "Man of Music" every year who has contributed to the success of the Oldest High School Band in America. Members of the Hall of Fame must be a graduate, directed, conducted, composed for, or was featured as a guest soloist with the Christian Brothers Band.
 President Richard Nixon |
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 Ed Sullivan |
 Trumpeter Raphael Mendez |
 Carnegie Hall |
 Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam |
 Bill Murray |
 Tennessee Governor Winfield Dunn |
 Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland |
 Lincoln Memorial |
 Saxophone Soloist Donald Sinta and Composer Francis McBeth |
 Vice-President Spiro Agnew |
 Memphis Mayor William Herenton |
 Br. Joel and Mr. Bolton at Ford's Theatre |
 James Richens, Ralph Hale, Jack Hale, and Saxophone Soloist Donald Sinta |
 French Horn Soloist Eric Ruske |
 Clarinet Soloist David Shiffrin |
 The Lincoln Center |
 Jason Seek, David Holsinger, Mike Krepper, and Ralph Hale |
 Preservation Hall Jazz Band |
 US Congressman Steve Cohen |
 Mississippi Governor Hugh White |
 Tennessee Governor Clement |
 The Kennedy Center |
 Secretary-of-State Edmund Muskie |
 Chicago Mayor Kennelly |
 Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland |
 Baseball Pro Stan Musial |
 Burnet Tuthill |
 Archbishop Robert Carlson |
 United States Capitol Building |
 Cardinal Stritch |
1950
John J. Shea
1873 Graduate
Secretary of the City of Memphis
Member of the First Chrisitan Brothers Band
1950
Henry Loeb. Sr.
1873 Graduate - Piano
Owner of Loeb Laundry Business
Philanthropist
Member of the First Christian Brothers Band
1952
Fred Weber
Honorary Guest Condutor
Composer and Arranger
Author of First Division Band Method
1953
David Bennett
Honorary Guest Conductor
Composer and Arranger
1955
Frederic Lubrani
Honorary Guest Soloist
Clarinetist and Professor
Cincinnati Symphony
Memphis State University
1957
George Randolph
1884 Graduate
Lawyer, Federal Judge
1962
Donald Sinta
Honorary Guest Soloist
Classical Saxophonist and Professor
University of Michigan
1963
Jack Hale
Honorary Composer
Professional Trombonist and Composer
Memphis Horns
650 East, 5900 Walnut Grove, Freedom Plus
1964
Michael McCormick
1895 Graduate - Percussion
Christian Brothers Drummer Boy
1967
John Sandridge
1966 Graduate - Clarinet
All State Clarinetist
died his senior year
1968
Philip Canale
1904 Graduate - Trumpet
Lawyer and Philanthropist
1971
Ray VunKannon
Honorary Composer
Band Director and Composer
1974
Lester Bruch, Sr.
1905 Graduate - Trumpet
Professional Trumpet Player
1975
James Richens
1954 Graduate - Clarinet
Resident Composer of the Memphis Symphony
Professor at the Univerisity of Memphis
612 Adams, Ring of Steel, The Green Phoenix
1976
Gene Curtis
1962 Graduate - Clarinet
Band Director
1977
Jim Cobb
1951 Graduate - Saxophone
Band Director, Saxophone Player, and Instrument Repair
1977
Dr. Burnet C. Tuthill
Honorary Composer
Conductor, Director, Educator, Composer
Cincinnati Conservatory
Rhodes College
1978
Lawrence Patrick Cooney
1935 Graduate - Clarinet/Saxophone
Band Director, Music Supervisor
1980
Jackie Thomas
1952 Graduate - Trombone
Band Director
1981
Richard Mosteller
1948 Graduate - Trumpet
Band Director
Catholic High School
1982
Michael Moreau
1977 Graduate - Saxophone
1984
Frank Olita, Sr.
1905 Graduate - Trumpet
Professional Trumpet Player
1986
Burt Renager
1956 Graduate - Trombone
1991
John Amagliani
1984 Graduate - Clarinet
Music Teacher
1992
John Lawrence "Terry" Sutton
1935 Graduate - Flute
First Band President
1994
Justin "Rocky" Reed
1941 Graduate - Trombone
Golf Instructor
1997
Hal Glasgow
1944 Graduate - Trombone
Opera Singer
1998
Seymour Rosenberg
Honorary Guest Soloist
Lawyer and Trumpet Player
1999
William "Bill" Daniels
1946 Graduate - Percussion
Professional Drummer and English Professor
2002
Louis Pierini
1936 Graduate - Trombone
Professional Trombonist and Band Leader
2003
Br. John Johnston
1951 Graduate - Clarinet
Superior General of the
Brothers of the Christian Schools
2004
Br. Joel McGraw
1963 Graduate - Flute
Administrator and Teacher at
Christian Brothers High School
2005
Bill McKee
1965 Graduate - Saxophone
Band Director
Director of Walnut Groove
2006
Jason Seek
1989 Graduate - Clarinet
Band Director
2007
Dooney Ragsdale
1948 Graduate - Saxophone
Professional Saxophonist and Band Leader
2010
George Pokorski
Honorary Guest Conductor
Band Director and French Horn Player
2013
Charlie Cahill
1948 Graduate - String Bass
Band Director, Instrument Repair
2015
Eric Ruske
Honorary Guest Soloist
Professional French Horn Player
2016
Barrett Seals
1991 Graduate and Guest Soloist
U.S. Coast Guard Band
2017
John Joseph Cook
1897 Member - Cornet
Spanish American War Bugler
Professional Violinist
Steamboat Captain
2018
Asa Lefler (Al) Stamps III
1954-1956 Member - Trumpet
Broker
2019
David Ryan
Honorary Composer
"Badlands"
2020
Steve Ragsdale
1974 Graduate
Professional Musician
Percussion
