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The Band of Angels |
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About the
Band of Angels
The Band of Angels
was created to honor Wabash Valley musicians who have
passed away.
While many members of the BOA are inductees of the Hall of Fame,
some are not. We have included other musicians who, for various reasons,
had not been inducted before they passed away.
The members of the Band Of Angels are honored each year on a
memorial list like the example at the right.
These lists are available for purchase at the various Hall of Fame
functions. Please visit
the Band of Angels section of our photo gallery to see the most
recent list and pictures of members.
We need pictures! When you
visit the photo gallery for the Band of Angels, you will see that we
have very few pictures. If you have a picture of a Band of
Angels inductee, we would appreciate having a copy. Please see
the Contact Us page for information.
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Submit A Name for the Band of Angels
If you know of a musician who should be included in the Band of
Angels, please let us know. You can do this using the same
questionnaire form that is used for potential inductees. Visit
the Induction Into The Hall page for a link to the questionnaire and
instructions on using it.
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Inductee Memorials
Listed below are brief memorials to Hall of Fame inductees who have passed away.
Obviously, this list does not include every inductee who has passed
away, but only the ones where we are aware that they have passed and
we have enough information
about them to create a memorial.
Please help us build this memorial.
If you can provide
information on an inductee who has passed away, please contact us.
If you have their obituary, we would appreciate having a copy.
Please see the Contact Us page for information on how to reach us.
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Jerry Woodward --
?? to January 4, 2012
Jerry was a member of the Class of 2009. He performed with The
Saints, The Five Chords, Hy's Guys and many other groups.
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Georgia Laney Syvertson --
July 21, 1922 to January 25, 2011
Georgia was a member of the Class of 2007. She played
guitar, steel guitar, fiddle, accordion, mandolin and piano, and was
also a vocalist.
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Jerry T. Corenflos --
October 1, 1939 to May 10, 2010
Jerry was a member of the Class of 1996. He played
guitar. He performed with many area
bands, including the Midwest Playboys and the Highlanders.
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Donald E. Lazzell --
May 30, 1927 to March 14, 2010
Don was a member of the Class of 2010. He played
piano, organ, vibes and accordion. He performed with many area
combos and had a solo act. He was a past dean of The Hammond
Organ Society and The American Guild of Organists.
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Eddie Dean Frakes Sr. --
August 25, 1934 to January 19, 2010
Eddie was a member of the Class of 2008. He played guitar.
He performed with many area bands, including Ancient Country,
Moonlight Country, Frontiersmen and Family Ties.
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Richard D. "Pitch" Livingston
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March 3, 1943 to December 12, 2009
Richard was a member of the Class of 1996. He played tenor
guitar. He performed with many area bands.
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Wayman Barrett Brown --
February 19, 1939 to November 14, 2009
Wayman was a member of the Class of 2007. He was a nationally
known pianist and organist.
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Frank P. Crawford, Jr. --
September 24, 1947 to August 29, 2009
Frank was a member of the Class of 1999. He played lead and
rhythm guitar. He performed with many area bands,
including the Midwest Playboys. He served on the Hall Of Fame
Board of Directors.
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Ruben Albert "Al" Winn --
January 25, 1950 to July 29, 2009
Al was a member of the Class of 2000. He played guitar and
steel, and was a singer. He performed with many area bands,
including Northwest Express, Ambush and the Country Nomads.
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George R. "Rod" Williams --
April 20, 1932 to July 11, 2009
Rod was a member of the Class of 1999. He played guitar and
steel guitar, and was a singer. He performed with many area bands,
including Country Fever, Cherokee and Austin City Limits.
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Terry Ray Haughee -- January 12,
1951 to June 15, 2009
Terry was a member of the Class of 2002. He played bass
guitar. He performed with many area bands, including the
Austin Brothers. Terry was associated with the Hall of Fame
from the very beginning, and spent many years on the Board of
Directors until his health forced him to resign.
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Ted B. "Shorty" Smith -- January
3, 1941 to June 15, 2009
Ted was a member of the Class of 2006. He played a number of
brass instruments. He performed with many area bands,
including Band of Gold.
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Franz Errol Tomlinson --
September 28, 1914 to June 4, 2009
Franz was a member of the Class of 2007. He was an original
member of the Six Men of Note and Claudia, and also performed with
the Shrine band.
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Roy Eugene Robinson -- May 2,
1950 to May 23, 2009
Roy was a member of the Class of 2006. He played keyboards,
although he was capable on guitar, bass and other instruments.
He performed with numerous bands, including FanFare, Variety and Stiffey
Green. As the guitar manager of a local music store, Roy knew
nearly every musician in the area, and was well regarded by all. Roy served for a short time
on the Hall of Fame Board of Directors.
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Allen Leslie "Skip" Ryley -- November
12, 1936 to December 23, 2008
Skip was a member of the Class of 2007. He played accordion
and guitar. He performed with many area bands, including The
DJ Trio, and also traveled the country playing music for many years.
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Earle R. "Doc" Melendy -- 1924 to
March 5, 2008
Earle was a member of the Class of 2008. He played violin. He
was concertmaster of the Terre Haute Symphony, a founder of the
Terre Haute Sinfonietta, and traveled as a featured soloist across
the Midwest and on the East Coast.
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Len Quinlan -- November
3, 1947 to November 16, 2007
Len was a member of the Class of 2007. He played keyboards.
He performed with many area bands, including Mourning Missed.
He owned and operated the Conservatory of Music for many years, and
was a good friend to area musicians.
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Woody Atterson, Jr. -- July 2, 1953 to
January 12, 2007
Woody was a member of the Class of 2007. He played guitar.
He performed with many area bands, including Attic Band, Frost Band
and The Stiffy Green Band.
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Donnie McCoy -- February 8, 1953 to
September 17, 2006
Donnie was a member of the Class of 2006. He played keyboards.
He played on the road and performed with many area bands, including
FanFare. He also had a solo act for many years.
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Harold E. Plessinger -- December
7, 1946 to May 21, 2006
Harold was a member of the Class of 1999. He played keyboards.
He performed with many area bands, including Northwest Express and
Ennis and the Outlaws.
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Bill Akers -- December
17, 1936 to June 7, 2005
Bill was a founder of the Hall Of Fame. and a member of the Class of 1994. He played
steel guitar.
He performed with many area bands, including the original and the
current Midwest Playboys, the Ranch Hands, Danny Walker and the Road
Maters and Jerry and the Jokers.
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Robert M. "Bob" Coleman -- May
11, 1939 to January 12, 1993
Bob was a member of the Class of 1994 (inducted posthumously). He played bass guitar.
He performed with many area bands, including Country Fever, Midwest
Playboys and the Tom Fagin band.
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