by Alliance Historical Society | Apr 29, 2026 | Music
By Paul Hobe Often when one imagines a small town in the late 19th and early 20th century in popular culture a shady park or town square with a gazebo or band stand comes to mind. It is estimated that there were ten thousand bands in 1889, a significant number were...
by Alliance Historical Society | Apr 22, 2026 | Music
By Ralph Holibaugh When it came time for me to choose a musical instrument, the ‘final step’ recommended by Mr. Nash, I remember immediately thinking about the trumpet and two of its players. One was Clyde McCoy, who was famous for recording “Sugar Blues” on Columbia...
by Alliance Historical Society | Apr 9, 2026 | Music
By Ralph Holibaugh There was a time when a small pipe with holes became very important to me. It didn’t just drop down from the heavens into my lap, but it was presented to me as part of a system that combined science and art which I knew nothing about. Very slowly I...
by Alliance Historical Society | Apr 1, 2026 | Historic facts, Music
By Paul Hobe Pictures, photographs actually, bridge the time between the instant the shutter was pressed until the moment it is noticed my someone at a later time. I was that someone. The five or six framed photographs of the Alliance City Band were displayed on the...
