There have been so many great bands of note in our area and here are some that we found in the Shields Gazette archives.
Enjoy some wonderful South Shields Squadronaires, Hebburn Crusaders, and Cleadon Marines.
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5. Ready to perform
Drummers of Hebburn Crusaders Jazz Band practice before the jazz band carnival at Hebburn Civic Centre in 1971. | SG Photo: Shields Gazette
6. Brand new banner in Hebburn
Hebburn Crusaders Jazz Band with their new banner in 1972. Are you pictured? | SG Photo: Shields Gazette
7. Carnival time
The Marsden Coastliners in the parade for the annual carnival arranged by the Blue Stars Juvenile Jazz Band at South Shields in August 1972. | SG Photo: Shields Gazette
8. Banging the drum for Boldon in 1975
Julie Robson, Alison Ramshaw and Gillian Mountain were ready to compete for the Boldon Colliery Highlanders jazz band in 1975. | sg Photo: sg