The Showboat Band

About this episode: The Showboat Band

The Big Band era was in full swing when Showboat joined the Navy in 1941. In this episode we'll learn about the Ship's first band and Navy musicians, including how they are trained today. 

Credits

• Morning Colors, The United States Navy Band, Washington, D.C., https://www.navyband.navy.mil/ceremonial
• Two Ruffles and Flourishes and Flag Officer's March, The United States Navy Band, Washington, D.C.
• Jack Tar March, by John Philip Sousa, The United States Navy Band, Washington, D.C.
• Swing Baby Swing! royaltyfreemusicclips.com
• Big Band Jazz by theojt https://freesound.org/people/theojt/sounds/510802/
• “Forces of Attraction” by scottholmesmusic.com
• CDR Mark K. Corbliss, USN, Commanding Officer, Naval School of Music, Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story
• A History of Bands in the United States Navy. Presented to the faculty of the Graduate School of the University of Maryland in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Music by Joseph Molina McCuen, 1967
• Oral history interview, Lloyd Glick, OH2010.43, Battleship NORTH CAROLINA

Support for this podcast

In 2020, the Battleship NORTH CAROLINA received a NORTH CAROLINA CARES: Humanities Relief Grant from the North Carolina Humanities Council, www.nchumanities.org. Funding for NC CARES has been provided by the National Endowment for the Humanities as part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act economic stabilization plan.

Discover the Battleship

The Battleship NORTH CAROLINA is open daily to visitors in Wilmington, N.C. Learn more at BattleshipNC.com.