High school band musicians can be found everywhere – from the classroom to the stage, from talk show chairs to thrones, and from fields/courts to the halls of governance. Check the list below, and you may be surprised who was playing what ‘way back when’:
Baritone
- Neil Armstrong (Astronaut – first man on the moon)
- Vince Carter (retired NBA)
Bass Clarinet
- George Segal (actor)
- Zakk Wylde (Guitarist for Ozzy Osbourne)
Clarinet
- Allan Greenspan (former Chairman of the Federal Reserve)
- Eva Longoria (“Desperate Housewives”)
- Gloria Estefan (singer)
- Jimmy Kimmel (comedian/talk show host)
- Julia Roberts (actress)
- Rainn Wilson (actor from “The Office”)
- Steven Spielberg (movie director)
- Tony Shaloub (“Monk”)
- Woody Allen (actor/director)
Flute
- Alyssa Milano (actress)
- Alanis Morrisette (singer)
- Calista Flockhart (“Ally McBeal”)
- Celine Dion (singer)
- Gwen Stefani (singer from No Doubt)
- Halle Berry (actress)
- Jennifer Garner (actress from “Alias”)
- John Quincy Adams (US President)
- Lizzo (singer)
- Noah Webster (Webster’s Dictionary)
- Terry Crews (actor, “Brooklyn Nine-Nine”)
French Horn
- Ewan McGregor (Obi Wan Kanobi from Star Wars I, II, III)
- Otto Graham (NFL Hall of Fame quarterback)
- Vanessa Williams (Singer/Actress)
Percussion
- Dana Carvey (actor/comedian)
- Dolly Parton (singer)
- Eddie George (retired NFL)
- Emeril Lagasse (chef, TV personality)
- Johnny Carson (TV Host)
- Johnny Depp (actor)
- Mike Anderson (NFL)
- Mike Piazza (former MLB catcher)
- Tommy Lee (Motley Crue)
- Trent Raznor (Nine Inch Nails)
- Vinnie Paul (Pantera)
- Walter Payton (NFL Hall of Fame running back)
Saxophone
- Bill Clinton (former U.S. President)
- Bob Hope (late comedian/actor)
- David Robinson (Retired NBA Star)
- Jennifer Garner (“Alias”)
- Lionel Richie (singer, father of Nicole Richie)
- Roy Williams (NFL Dallas Cowboys)
- Tedi Bruschi (NFL New England Patriots)
- Tom Selleck (actor from “Magnum PI”)
- Trent Reznor (lead singer for Nine Inch Nails)
- Vince Carter (NBA Star)
Trombone
- Bill Engvall (Blue Collar Comedy Tour)
- Bobby Bowden (college football coach)
- Fred Rogers (“Mr. Rogers Neighborhood”)
- Jonathan Frakes (actor, “Star Trek TNG”)
- Nelly Furtado (singer)
- Tony Stewart (NASCAR Driver)
Trumpet
- King Charles (England)
- Drew Carey (actor/comedian)
- Flea (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
- Jackie Gleason (actor)
- James Woods (actor)
- John Glenn (Astronaut and U.S. Senator)
- Michael Anthony (Bass player for Van Halen)
- Montel Williams (talk show host)
- Richard Gere (actor)
- Samuel L. Jackson (Mace Windu from Star Wars I, II, III)
- Shania Twain (singer)
- Stephen Tyler (lead singer for Aerosmith)
Tuba
- Andy Griffith (actor)
- Aretha Franklin (“Queen of Soul”, singer)
- Dan Aykroyd (actor)
- Harry Smith (CBS’s “The Early Show”)
