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unusual facts about Merle Evans


Hartford circus fire

Circus bandleader Merle Evans was said to have been the first to spot the flames, and immediately directed the band to play "The Stars and Stripes Forever", the tune that traditionally signaled distress to all circus personnel.


Donald L. Rust

Early works concentrated on circus and portrait subjects, including such prominent individuals as Emmett Kelly, Merle Evans (Ringling band leader), and American painter Norman Rockwell.


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