Eureka Brass Band (1890s)

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Eureka Brass Band
OriginLake Charles, Louisiana
GenresJazz, brass band
Past membersRudolph Krause, Walter Moeling, Dr. W.A. Knapp, Willie Mayo, Louis Runte, D.C. Taylor, Elanson Clark, Ferdinand Roy, Steve Sadlock, Paul Sullivan, Frank Shellman, Charles Winterhalder, and Ernest Taylor

The Eureka Brass Band was a local brass band organized in the town of Lake Charles, Louisiana around 1881.[1] It is difficult to find any reference to the group after the 1890s and they are assumed to have disbanded. It was composed of several leading citizens of the time, including Rudolph Krause, Walter Moeling, Dr. W.A. Knapp, Willie Mayo, Louis Runte, D.C. Taylor, Elanson Clark, Ferdinand Roy, Steve Sadlock, Paul Sullivan, Frank Shellman, Charles Winterhalder, Ernest Taylor.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ Reid, Maude. "The Eureka Brass Band (1890s)". Maude Reid Scrapbooks. McNeese State University Archives. Retrieved 27 June 2012.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ Reid, Maude. "The Eureka Brass Band (1885)". Maude Reid Scrapbooks. McNeese State University Archives. Archived from the original on 15 April 2013. Retrieved 27 June 2012.
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