[Tradjazz] U.S. Coast Guard Dixie Band

[Don Robertson]

Hearing about the U.S. Coast Guard Dixie Band reminded me of the time we 
saw them in Sacramento a few years back.  They WERE very good and in one 
instance they were performing in a small hotel venue.  They decided to 
play Yellow Dog Blues, which at various points reaches a climax (not 
sure what the musical term is) and everybody in the audience (at least 
around here) jumps up and waves their hands over their heads.  
Apparently these guys never saw this before and it scared the hell out 
of them (or at least startled them).  They all jumped back on the small 
stage, but never missed a beat.  Later one of them said they thought 
they were at a football game.

Don Robertson
Napa, CA