Category Archives: In Memoriam/Final Notes

Final Note: Albert ‘Whitey’ Clyde Hoggan Jr.

Life Member. Bass
(1931 – 2018)

Albert “Whitey” Clyde Hoggan Jr. passed away Feb. 6, 2018 at his home in Livingston, Montana. Born in Ogden, Utah April 4, 1931, to Albert Clyde Hoggan, Sr. and Fae (Gorder) Hoggan, he grew up between Ogden; Preston, Idaho; and Grouse Creek, Utah.

Clyde attended Ogden High School and Weber State University. In 1950 he enlisted in the Air Force, joined the 523rd Air Force Band, March Air Force Base, and was stationed in Guam during the Korean War. He received a National Defense Service Medal and an Honorable Discharge. Upon returning stateside, he married Joanne Elaine Fetscher. In 1954 they moved to Los Angeles on their honeymoon so he could pursue a profession in the music industry. Continue reading →

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In Memoriam: March 2018

Walter C. Becker
Life Member. Bass
2/20/1950 – 9/3/2017
Survived by spouse & children

William Calkins
Life Member. Saxophone
9/28/1921 – 1/13/2018
Survived by spouse & son

Bill Hughes
Life Member. Copyist
10/31/1932 – 2/1/2018
Survived by family

Alvin M. Mills
Life Member. Violin
2/2/1922 – 9/19/2017
Survived by family

Dave Oyler
Life Member. Copyist
11/26/1945 – 1/2/2018
Survived by sister

W.Z. Taubenson
Life Member. Trumpet
2/16/1924 – 12/30/2017
Survived by friends

Miles F. Zentner
Life Member. Flute
10/26/1939 – 3/16/2017
Survived by spouse & children

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Final Note: Mitchell Thomas Peters

Former Life Member. Drum Set
8/17/1935 – 10/28/2017

Mitchell Peters, a prodigious composer, recording artist, music professor, and former principal timpanist and percussionist with the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, died in Encinitas Oct. 28, 2017 at the age of 82.

Peters joined the Los Angeles Philharmonic as its co-principal percussionist in 1969 and retired as its principal timpanist in 2006. He performed under such conductors as Zubin Mehta, Carlo-Maria Giulini, André Previn, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Leonard Bernstein, Pierre Boulez, Sir Simon Rattle, John Williams, Michael Tilson Thomas and countless others. Continue reading →

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In Memoriam: December 2017

Paul Buckmaster
Member. Composer
6/13/1946 – 11/7/2017
Survived by child

Isabelle Daskoff
Life Member. Violin
6/4/1922 – 7/20/2017
Survived by niece & nephew

Jerry Lewis
Life Member. Drum Set
3/16/1926 – 8/20/2017
Survived by spouse & children

Alan W. Reinecke
Member. Timpani
2/6/1961 – 11/4/2017
Survived by spouse & parents

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Memories of Fats Domino

Photo by Heinrich Klaffs, Creative Commons
Fats Domino in 1973 performing in the Musikhalle Hamburg, Germany.

One of the founding fathers of rock ’n’ roll, Fats Domino (AFM Local 174-496) injected a Creole-infused shot of rhythm and blues, jazz and boogie woogie to the genre.

He was born Antoine Dominique Domino Jr. on Feb. 26, 1928 in New Orleans, where he began playing local nightclubs at age 14. Throughout his astounding career, Domino sold over 65 million records whose hits hits include “Blueberry Hill,” “Ain’t That a Shame,” “I’m Walkin’ ” and his version of “My Blue Heaven.”

His remarkable abilities on the piano proved that the instrument had as vital a place in rock ’n’ roll as the guitar.

Domino died Oct. 24, 2017, at 89. Continue reading →

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