page_title: Herschel Evans
section_title: Orchestra memberships
hierarchical_section_title: Herschel Evans / Orchestra memberships
caption_attribution_description: Gottlieb, William P., 1917-, photographer. [Portrait of Count Basie, Ray Bauduc, Herschel Evans, and Bob Haggart, Howard Theater, Washington, D.C., ca. 1941] 1 negative&#160;: b&amp;w&#160;; 4 x 5 in. Notes: Gottlieb Collection Assignment No. 021 Reference print available in Music Division, Library of Congress. Purchase William P. Gottlieb Forms part of: William P. Gottlieb Collection (Library of Congress). Subjects: Basie, Count, 1904- Bauduc, Ray Evans, Herschel Haggart, Bob Count Basie Orchestra Jazz musicians--1930-1950. Pianists--1930-1950. Drummers (Musicians)--1930-1950. Double bassists--1930-1950. Saxophonists--1930-1950. Howard Theater Format: Portrait photographs--1930-1950. Group portraits--1930-1950. Film negatives--1930-1950. Rights Info: Mr. Gottlieb has dedicated these works to the public domain, but rights of privacy and publicity may apply. lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/html/gottlieb/gottlieb-copyrig... Repository: (negative) Library of Congress, Prints &amp; Photographs Division, Washington D.C. 20540 USA, hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print (reference print) Library of Congress, Music Division, Washington D.C. 20540 USA, loc.gov/rr/perform/ Part Of: William P. Gottlieb Collection (DLC) 99-401005 General information about the Gottlieb Collection is available at lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/html/gottlieb/gottlieb-home.html Persistent URL: hdl.loc.gov/loc.music/gottlieb.00481 Call Number: LC-GLB13- 0048 This work is from the William P. Gottlieb collection at the Library of Congress. Rights and restrictions.In accordance with the wishes of William Gottlieb, the photographs in this collection entered into the public domain on February 16, 2010.
context_page_description: Herschel "Tex" Evans was an American tenor saxophonist who worked in the Count Basie Orchestra. He also worked with Lionel Hampton and Buck Clayton. He is also known for starting his cousin Joe McQueen's interest in the saxophone.
context_section_description: Evans was a member of the following orchestras:
  Smith Brothers Orchestra
  Trent's Number Two — Evans performed with TNT in 1927
  St. Louis Merrymakers — Evans performed when them around 1928
  Edgar Battle
  Terrence Holder
  George Corley
  Troy Floyd (1901–1953) and His Shadowland Orchestra, San Antonio — Evans performed with Floyd from 1929 to 1932
  Lee Palmer
  Mamie Smith (1883–1946)
  Durham Brothers Orchestra
  Joseph Durham, Jr. (brother), director, double bass, and tuba
  Earl Durham (brother)
  Roosevelt Durham (brother)
  Eddie Durham (1906–1987) (brother)
  Myrtle Durham (sister), piano
  Allen Durham (cousin), trombone
  Clyde Durham (cousin)
  Ed Bailey Orchestra
  Charles Echoles (né Charles Richard Echols; 1901–1957)
  Bennie Moten — Evans performed with Moten from 1933 to 1935
  Lionel Hampton — Evans performed for stints with Hampton in 1936
  Buck Clayton — Evans performed for stints with Clayton in 1936
  Count Basie — Evans performed with Basie from 1937 until his death
caption: Count Basie Orchestra in Washington DC in 1941
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