Insider’s take on the Vingle Band

Judy Stewart Razook, noting my comment on my pleasant  memories of the Vingle Band, wrote:      “The Vingle Band was The Greatest!! My Dad was the Leader, Bugs his younger brother, the Drummer, and Vince, also a Brother, played trumpet !!!!” Couldn’t agree more, Judy. She’s from Monongah but lives in North Palm Beach, Florida. Barry Vingle, son of Anthony “Bugs” Vingle and Mary Martha Cavrich Vingle, brother of Scott Vingle and Robert Vingle of Fairmont and Brian Vingle of Concord, North Carolina and great-grandson of Peter Urban, survivor of the 1907 Monongah mines twin explosions that killed 362, owns Stick Em Up Percussion on Skyline Drive in Fairmont, which produces percussion ensemble music for high school and elementary students.   He is past President of the West Virginia Jazz Festival, in 1995 was named West Virginia Band Director of the year, in 1996 received the 25 years of Distinguished Service Award from the West Virginia Music Educators Association, in 1997 received The City of Fairmont Arts and Humanities Commission's Music Award and in 2002 was inducted into the West Virginia Music Educators Hall of Fame.   Barry has played with the United Mine Workers Concert Band, the Morgantown Municipal Band, the Jim Talkington Jazz Quartet, the Royals rock band, the Virgil Vingle Orchestra, The JR Farley Band, The Sydfx Rock Band and the Orlando Colombo Orchestra and today performs with the Subway Band out of Morgantown.   He has played drum set for The Four Aces, The Shanri-Las, These Three Tenors and Fabian.   Delores Vingle Olender, Class of 1951, a vocalist with the Ray Vingle band, lives in Micco, Florida.