He continued in the role even through his band's sudden success that landed him on American Bandstand with Dick Clark. Even after he reached a national platform, Kuban remained "a North County guy ...

Paynter is a Northwestern legend. The clarinetist played in Pasadena, Calif., at the 1949 Rose Bowl as a member of the Northwestern University Marching Band. Four years later, Paynter ’50, ’51 MMus ...