John Hubbard Beecher - Former Members of John Beecher's Orchestra

Former Members of John Beecher's Orchestra

  • 1959–1960 – Travis Wayne Jenkins, tenor sax (b. 23 May 1939 Hockley County, Texas; d. 11 Jan 2004 Bangkok, Thailand)
  • 1950s – Betty Jordan, vocals ("Jordan" was a stage name), aka Betty Hanson (married to Don Hanson)
  • Stewart "Dirk" Fischer
  • Richard Vaughn Busey, aka "Dick Busey" (tenor sax) (b. 1931)
  • Russ Long (piano) (b. Russell V. Longstreth 9 Mar 1939; d. 31 Dec 2006)
  • Robert Fisher
  • Mel (Oscar) Ross Sax
  • Carl Greene horn
  • Johnny Morre
  • Larry Brown

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