Oboist Joe DeLuccia tries on his Marine band uniform. Lucian Perkins / The Washington Post. Feb. 2, 2005, 7:57 AM EST / Source: ...

“Uniform blue and overcoats. ... The Marine Band made its White House debut in 1801, and a few months later, on March 4, played at Thomas Jefferson’s inauguration.

Master Gunnery Sgt. D. Michael Ressler opens the big fireproof safe, bends his tall frame and slides out the Marine Band leader’s logbook for 1937. He turns to Wednesday, Jan. 20.

Marine Band uniform Marine Band musicians wear scarlet full dress coats, blue trousers with a unique red and white stripe, and white hats with gold Marine Corps emblems.

Description. Using an archival program from 1955 that features then-director Lieutenant Colonel William F. Santelmann, this lesson details the history of the United States Marine Band.

For Bickford, that code means hiding her hair under her cap when in uniform. New band members do not attend boot camp, ... The Marine Band accepted its first female member in 1973, ...

Following her July 10 retirement ceremony, Master Gunnery Sgt. Ruth McDonald will earn the distinction as the longest-serving female member of the Marine Band.