Excluding talent-show performers, has any band been less talented than The Starvation Army Corps Band, as seen in this 1968 Mike Douglas Show appearance? I’m not talking about bands that are aesthetically not my cup of tea, like Journey, or producer-created bands that “fit the costume” and lip-sync, but bands that display such humble musical ability as this band of 15 and 16 year olds. From their introduction I gather that The Salvation Army Corps Band made it to national television as a cutesy favor to Mike’s guest, but who the guest is and why her son’s band merited inclusion on the broadcast are mysteries to me.

On the other hand, there’s no mistaking what led the following contender in this Battle Royale to its national television booking: Continue reading »