Thunder & Blazes - The Old 78's

Featuring the new Gold Tone Cello Banjo played by Curly Miller, Clarke Buehling on the solo banjo, Carole Anne Rose on the second banjo. Arranged for 3 piece Banjo Orchestra by Curly and Clarke. "Thunder and Blazes" aka "Entry of the Gladiators" and "Circus March" (by Julius Fucik)

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Music

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• TheOld78s
• Thunder
• and
• Blazes
• Gold
• Tone
• Cello
• Banjo
• Curly
• Miller
• Clarke
• Buehling
• Carole
• Anne
• Rose
• Entry
• Gladiators

[TheOld78s]

Hi Moss, Curly initially arranged the solo and composed my second banjo part using a combination of sources including a piano score. He got 2-3 Classic Banjo arrangements from Clarke and arranged the solo and composed my part (2nd banjo) while we learned the piece as a duo. Clarke began to play the Solo and made additional changes. Curly composed and arranged the Cello Banjo part during our practice sessions playing the low horn solos and regular root-five bass notes. Have fun with it!

[whoiscuriousgeorge]

Wow, I didn't think anything could make this piece of music more awesome, but having it played on three banjos seems to have done the trick.

I wonder why this piece of music is eternally associated with clowns and the circus? Anyone know?

[TheOld78s]

Hi Curious, Thanks for your comment! Here's a description from wikipedia: "In 1910 Canadian composer Louis-Phillipe Laurendeau arranged "Entrance of the Gladiators" for a small band under the title "Thunder and Blazes," and sold this version throughout North America. It was during this period that the song gained lasting popularity as a screamer march[1] for circuses, often used to introduce clowns." Some folks even refer to it as "Entry of the Clowns". Regards, Carole Anne

[Nfl233]

the guy on the far left looks like teddy roosevelt

[KristyBean18]

Genius! A random assortment of people - I love the Victorian Gentleman on the left!

[KnownastheMoss]

Are you playing the Arthur Stanley arrangement of Thunder and Blazes? Would the cello banjo simply be playing the 2nd banjo part an octave lower?

[shiznaw]

deliciously redneck...

[fiferjohnston]

Brilliant !!! Very accurate representation of this march.

[1DennisK]

Favorite

[rufus85junyax]

i see you carole anne!!!! great job yall

[mmw453]

this is a great performance!!

[JohnOrlyAllenTate]

This is classic and needs t o be at the

Lincoln Center

[banddir111]

Ha! I love it!!