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I was just perusing another forum and came across this list of famous people who were musicians. Pretty interesting.

Flute
� Halle Berry, actress
� Celine Dion, singer
� Calista Flockhart, actress
� George Eastman, founder of Kodak
� Gwen Stefani, singer

Clarinet
� Woody Allen, director
� Gloria Estefan, singer
� Julia Roberts, actress
� Alan Greenspan, ex-chairman of the Federal Reserve (he also played saxophone)
� Steven Spielberg, director

Saxophone
� Jennifer Garner, actress
� Vince Carter, basketball player
� Lionel Richie, singer
� Bill Clinton, president
� Tom Selleck, actor (Magnum PI)

Trumpet
� Richard Gere, actor
� Steven Tyler, singer (Aerosmith)
� Drew Carey, comedian
� James Woods, actor
� John Glenn, astronaut, senator

French horn
� Ewan McGregor, actor
� Vanessa Williams, singer
� Samuel L. Jackson, actor
� Otto Graham, NFL Hall of Fame quarterback

Trombone
� Tony Stewart, NASCAR driver
� Nelly Furtado, singer
� Bill Engvall, comedian
� Conrad Janis, actor
� Jonathan Frakes, actor (Commander Riker on Star Trek TNG)

Tuba
� Andy Griffith, actor
� Aretha Franklin, singer
� Dan Ackroyd, actor
� Harry Smith, CBS Morning show host
� Malik Rose, NBA player

Percussion
� Tommy Lee, musician for Motley Crue
� Dana Carvey, comedian
� Johnny Carson, talk-show host
� Trent Reznor, musician for Nine Inch Nails
� Mike Piazza, baseball player

Here are some other famous folk:
Presidents
Thomas Jefferson, 3rd President, Clavichord, violin, cello
John Quincy Adams, 6th President, Flute
Chester Arthur 21st President, Banjo
Woodrow Wilson, 28th President, Violin
Harry Truman, 33rd President, Piano
Richard Nixon, Piano, Accordian
Bill Clinton, 42nd President, Sax

Other Officals, Politicians, Royalty
Elizabeth Dole, US Senator, Piano
Prince Charles, Future King of England, Cello, Piano, Trumpet
Frederick II, King of Prussia, Flute
Sir Edward Heath, Former British Prime Minister, Organist and conductor
Louis XIV, King of France, Guitar
Condeleeza Rice, US Secretary of State, Piano
Helmutt Schmidt, Former German Chancellor, Piano
Ross Perot, Politician & Millionaire, Accordian
Richard Lugar, US Senator, Piano, Cello
Patrick Henry, Lawyer, Patriot, Governor of Virginia, Founding Father, Flute
Alan Greenspan, Federal Reserve Chairman, retired, Professional Jazz Musician, Tenor Sax
Attended Julliard School of Music
John Glenn, US Senator, Grew up with a family band
Mahatma Gandhi, Leader of Indian Independence Movement, Proponent of Non-violent protest, Concertina
Benjamin Franklin, Statesman, Scientist, Inventor, Played several instruments including violin, harp, guitar,
Invented an instrument
William F. Buckley, Jr, Piano

Television
Montel Williams, Trumpet, Bass Guitar
Paula Zahn, News Anchor, Cello
Harry Smith, CBS �Early Show�, Tuba
Fred Rogers, �Mr. Rogers� Neighborhood�, Trombone, Piano
Charles Osgood, TV Host �Sunday Morning�, Piano
Rosie O�Donnel, TV Host, Actress, Drums
Deborah Norville, MSNBC Journalist, Accordian
Barry Mitchell, ABC News, Accordian
Emeril Lagasse, TV Chef, Drums
Jenny Jones, TV Host, Drums
Keith Jackson, ABC Sports, Cello
Katie Couric, TV Host, �Today Show�, Piano
Virginia Cha, NBC News, Piano
Johnny Carson, TV Host, �Tonight Show�, Drums
Co-Wrote his theme song
Drew Carey, Cornet and Trumpet

Actors/Actresses
Bruce Willis, Blues harmonica
Peter Weller, Jazz Trumpet
Meryl Streep, Violin (played own parts in �Music of the Heart�)
James Stewart, Accordian (born in Indiana, PA)
John Stamos, Drums (toured with the Beach Boys)
George Segal, Clarinet, Banjo
Julia Roberts, Oboe, Clarinet
Paul Reiser, Piano
Dudley Moore, Jazz Piano, composer, arranger
Alyssa Milano, �Charmed�, �Who�s The Boss�, Flute and Piano
Steve Martin, Banjo
Anthony Hopkins, Piano
Bob Hope, Saxophone
Dustin Hoffman, Jazz piano
Andy Griffith, Guitar and Low Brass
Kelsey Grammar, Piano
Jeff Goldblum, Jazz Piano
Richard Gere, Sax and Piano
Jennifer Garner, Saxophone
Jonathan Frakes, Trombone
Jamie Fox, Piano
Clint Eastwood, Piano
Charlie Chaplin, Accordian
Beau Bridges, Piano
Jeff Bridges, Piano
Jack Benny, Violin
Larry Bryggman, �As The World Turns�, Piano, Accordian, Bassoon
Woody Allen, Clarinet
Kevin Bacon, Guitar

Scientists
George Stetten, Research Scientist, CMU Robotics Institute, Piano, Bass, Drums
Albert Schweitzer, Theologian, Philosopher, Musicologist, Missionary, and Nobel Prize Winner, Organ
Christos Papadimitriou, Professor of Computer Science, UC Berkeley, Piano (played in Jazz and Rock Bands)
Sir William Herschel, British astronomer, Organ
Nancy Grimm, Research Scientist, Arizona State University, Piano
Donald Glasser, American physicist and Noble Prize Winner, Violin
Vincenzio Galilei, Father of Galileo Galilei, and Merchant, studied the advanced musical theories of his time
Albert Einstein, Physicist, Violin and Piano
Thomas Edison, Inventor, Piano
George Eastman, Founder of Kodak, Flute
Dr Jack Crow, Professor of Science, National High Magnetic Laboratory, Piano and Trumpet
George Washington Carver, American Botanist and Agriculturalist, Piano
Louis Braille, French teacher of the blind, invented �Braille�, Cello, Organ
Alexander Graham Bell, Scientist, Inventor of the Telephone, Piano
Benjamin Banneker, American astronomer and mathmetician, flute and violin

Athletes
Bernie Williams, Baseball, Classical Guitar
Wayman Tisdale, NBA retired, Guitar
John Smoltz, Major League Pitcher, Accordian
Tony Lavelli, NBA, Accordian
Oscar Robertson, NBA, Jazz Flute
Trevor Pryce, NFL, Drums
Knute Rockne, Legendary Notre Dame Coach, Flute
Melvin Paige, NFL, several instruments and played in his High School Band
Keith Jackson, NFL, Packers, Cello
Eleanor Holm, 1932 Olympic Gold medal swimmer, Toured as a singer
Dennis Green, NFL Coach, Drums
Vince Carter, NBA, Sax
Tedy Bruschi, NFL, Sax
Marcus Allen, Piano
Mike Reid, Penn State, NFL, Piano, Nashville songwriter

Artists
Robert Ryman, Sax
Gary Larson, Cartoonist �The Far Side�, Jazz Guitar
Frank Lloyd Wright, Piano

Authors
Noah Webster, �Webster�s Dictionary�, Flute
Mark Twain, Piano
Carl Sanburg, Guitar
Julith Viorst, Piano
Madeleine L�Engle, Piano
Thomas Hardy, Accordian
Ken Follett, Bass Guitar
Charles Dickens, Accordian
Stephen King, Guitar?

Astronauts
Ronald McNair, Sax
John Glenn, Grew up with a family band
Neil Armstrong, Baritone

Nice. Steven Spielberg plays the clarinet. One of my band conductors really likes clarinet sounds and is constantly telling the flutes to hold back so the rich clarinet sound is a little more prominent. Nice.

You just can't beat the Chalemeau register on the clarinet! How many people are in your band?

60-80 I think. I posted what we're playing on another forum topic. It's really cool stuff!

Wow! That's an awesome experience! If they record your concerts, I'd like to buy a copy. What parts are you playing? How many clarinets are there? 15-20?

Ya, our concert was pretty cool. It was a joint concert with the Wind Ensemble. They were amazing! They played really cool difficult pieces and they're were way less of them than there were of us. It was really awesome. I think they recorded it. I think I'm going to buy a copy. Maybe I'll have time to stop by school during Thanksgiving and bring it in for you guys to listen to. If not Thanksgiving, then definitely Christmas.

Awesome! What music did the Wind Ensemble play?