He led the Ringling Bros. Circus band for 50 years (1983)

Description: Generations of circusgoers have known Merle Evans as the Ringling Bros. bandleader, a position he held for 50 years. In 1983, Charles Kuralt visited Evans in retirement as the maestro prepared for one last show to celebrate his 90th birthday.

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