. ▁His ▁father ▁was ▁a ▁for eman ▁in ▁a ▁coal ▁mine . ▁He ▁had ▁six ▁sib lings . ▁Evans ▁had ▁an ▁early ▁job ▁s elling ▁newsp apers ▁on ▁corners . ▁He ▁used ▁his ▁cor net ▁to ▁call ▁attention ▁to ▁the ▁head lines . ▁He ▁is ▁featured ▁in ▁Tom ▁R ho ads ' ▁far c ical ▁history ▁of ▁Columb us . ▁After ▁holding ▁several ▁other ▁jobs , ▁Evans ▁left ▁home ▁and ▁joined ▁the ▁S . W . ▁Bru nd age ▁us ▁Car n ival ▁Company ▁as ▁a ▁cor net ▁player . ▁Evans ▁held ▁several ▁other ▁jobs , ▁including ▁as ▁a ▁band ▁director ▁for ▁the ▁Miller ▁Brothers ▁ 1 0 1 ▁R anch ▁Wild ▁West ▁Show ▁featuring ▁Buff alo ▁Bill , ▁ ▁Ring ling ▁B ros . ▁and ▁Bar num ▁& ▁Ba iley ▁Circ us ▁Evans ▁was ▁h ired ▁as ▁the ▁band ▁director ▁for ▁the ▁newly ▁merged ▁Ring ling ▁B ros . ▁and ▁Bar num ▁& ▁Ba iley ▁Circ us ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 9 . ▁Evans ▁held ▁this ▁job ▁for ▁fifty ▁years , ▁until ▁his ▁ret irement ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 9 . ▁He ▁only ▁missed ▁performances ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁mus icians ▁union ▁strike ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁and ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁his ▁first ▁wife . ▁He ▁wrote ▁eight ▁circ us ▁march es , ▁including ▁Sym ph onia ▁and ▁Fred ella . ▁ ▁Hart ford ▁Circ us ▁Fire ▁ ▁On ▁July ▁ 6 , ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁a ▁fire ▁broke ▁out ▁during ▁a ▁Ring ling ▁B ros