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Pinole Municipal Band 1926: Willie Lewis, far right, holding trombone; George Vincent,
fourth from right, holding trombone; Manuel Santos, kneeling, far left, holding snare drum;
Johnny Catrino, second from left, holding clarinet; Orland Catrino, seventh from left, holding
saxophone. Photo courtesy of Allen Faria.
In 1914, there was a “Candidates’ Ball,” a big dance given
by the Boys’ Band in the Pinole Opera House on Tennent
Avenue. Willie Lewis was the bandleader. In 1917, Willie was
drafted into the U.S. Army during World War I.
In May 1925, Willie and his brother, Joseph Lewis, and their
band played for a social night of dancing for the “Imperial
order of Red Men, Shenandoah Tribe #121,” and its
Pocahontas ladies’ auxiliary.
By the 1920s and 1930s, the band was leading the annual
summer Holy Ghost parade and celebration. All the
communities in the Bay Area and Central Valley with large
Portuguese populations held this Pentecost Sunday festival.
The 20-member Pinole Band had become popular and
became mobile, attending parades in surrounding towns and
in Central Valley towns such as Newman.
The bands’ first uniforms were dark blue. But by the 1930s,
they had changed to cooler, white cotton outfits with
snappy black booties. At that time, the band identified with
the city of its origin, calling itself the “Pinole Municipal
Band.”
The band was largely made up of local talent. Many of the
members were Pinole men from the Oleum Oil Refinery
in Rodeo. They played all over, even going to Yountville
to entertain the vets. The members were Frank Lewis, Joe
Villa, Harold Foster, John Catrino, Orland Catrino, George
Vincent, Beno Marcos, and Bob Beach.
At one time, the Pinole Band played an active part in the
social life of the town and was respected by and popular
with townsfolk and adoring young ladies. Some band wives
complained about their husbands being away so much
playing in out-of-town celebrations. But the band had a
well-deserved and far-flung reputation for good music and
marching.
The Pinole Band gave the city of Pinole recognition and
status before disbanding and slipping sadly into the town’s
history. In 1959, the last Holy Ghost “Festa” was held in
Pinole. Diane DeSilva reigned as the last queen. It was about
this time that the band marched down Tennent Avenue for
the last time.
Today, John Catrino’s well-worn clarinet, Frank Lewis’
tarnished coronet, and George Vincent’s blue band cap are
vintage artifacts reminding us of Pinole’s musical past, as
well as the current need for a local museum to house these
treasures.
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