Lockport Area Genealogical
& Historical Society
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Music Man Band
LTHS Music Man Marching Band 50th Anniversary
The "Music Man Marching Band" under the leadership of Ernest Caneva
and Herbert Tatroe, brought fame and renown to Lockport Township
High School on June 19, 1962. This was when the LTHS marching band
was named the official band of the movie "Meredith Willson 's The
Music Man" which was debuting in theaters on that day starring
Robert Preston and Shirley Jones.
They were given the award in Mason City, Iowa and from there the
band immediately left on an all expense paid trip to New York City,
Washington, D.C., Philadelphia, where they appeared on Dick Clark's
American Bandstand, and then back to New York for a two day
appearance on the Arthur Godfrey Radio Show.
During the trip the band entertained the public by playing concerts
at Coney Island, the Capitol steps and the National Music Convention
in New York.
Upon their return to Lockport, the band kept up its fast pace and
entertained crowds on the Fourth of July, at the Music Festival in
Chicago, at Moorehead, Minnesota, as well as the home crowds right
here in Lockport.
On Friday April 27 2012 LAGHS celebrated the 50th Anniversary of the
win of this prestigious national award with a program at the Gladys
Fox Museum. Herb Tatroe was the guest of honor and many original
band members joined in for this program.
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| Herbert Tatroe | Ernie Caneva |