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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
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
Raphael Mendez with Jon Hassell (on the right)
Baseball Pro Stan Musial
Burnet Tuthill
Archbishop Robert Carlson
United States Capitol Building
Cardinal Stritch

Br. Maurelian

1948 Inductee
Founder and
First Band Director
1872 - 1882

Br. Raphael

1949 Inductee
Seventh Band Director
1940 - 1947

Henry Loeb Sr.

1950 Inductee
Class of 1873
Philanthropist

John J. Shea

1950 Inductee
Class of 1873
City of Memphis Secretary

Henry Fillmore

1951 Inductee
Guest Conductor
Composer and Arranger

Clifford P. Lillya

1951 Inductee
Guest Conductor
Composer and Arranger

Paul Yoder

1951 Inductee
Guest Conductor
Composer and Arranger

Fred Weber

1952 Inductee
Guest Conductor
Composer and Arranger

David Bennett

1953 Inductee
Guest Conductor
Composer and Arranger

Raphael Mendez

1954 Inductee
Guest Soloist
Worlds Greatest Trumpet Player

Frederic Lubrani

1955 Inductee
Guest Soloist
Professor and Arranger

Prof. Paul Schneider

1956 Inductee
Second Band Director
1882 1892

George Randolph

1957 Inductee
Class of 1884
Lawyer and Judge

Eugene Nowland

1958 Inductee
Class of 1888
Professional Violinist
Movie Director

Harold Brasch

1959 Inductee
Guest Soloist
Mr. Euphonium

George Frock

1960 Inductee
Guest Soloist
Professor and Composer

Thomas Stacy

1961 Inductee
Guest Soloist
English Horn
New York Philharmonic

Donald Sinta

1962 Inductee
Guest Soloist
Professor
University of Michigan

Jack Hale

1963 Inductee
Guest Composer
Performer
Memphis Horns

Robert Wayne Oldham

1963 Inductee
Guest Composer
Band Director

Michael McCormick

1964 Inductee
Class of 1895
Drummer Boy

Bill Bell

1965 Inductee
Guest Soloist
Sousa Band
New York Philharmonic

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Roy Schaber

1965 Inductee
Guest Soloist

Donald McGinnis

1966 Inductee
Guest Soloist
Band Director
Ohio State

Joseph Scianni

1966 Inductee
Guest Composer
Jazz Pianist

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