Merle Evans, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Merle Evans

American composer and musician

Date of Birth: 26-Dec-1894

Place of Birth: Columbus, Kansas, United States

Date of Death: 31-Dec-1987

Profession: composer, conductor, bandleader, circus performer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Merle Slease Evans (December 26, 1891 – December 31, 1987) was a cornet player and circus band conductor who conducted the Ringling Bros.
and Barnum & Bailey Circus for fifty years.
He was known as the "Toscanini of the Big Top." Evans was inducted into the American Bandmasters Association in 1947 and the International Circus Hall of Fame in 1975.