ons ▁University ▁in ▁Ab il ene , ▁Texas . ▁ ▁While ▁an ▁under grad uate ▁at ▁H - SU , ▁Mc B eth ▁played ▁in ▁the ▁university ▁band . ▁From ▁December ▁ 1 9 5 2 ▁to ▁January ▁ 1 9 5 3 , ▁the ▁band ▁tra ve led ▁with ▁U . S . ▁Camp ▁Sh ows ▁to ▁Europe . ▁He ▁also ▁played ▁string ▁bass ▁in ▁a ▁jazz ▁com bo , ▁which ▁was ▁unusual ▁for ▁the ▁time ▁period ▁due ▁to ▁w ides p read ▁seg reg ation ▁throughout ▁the ▁South . ▁ ▁Mc B eth ▁married ▁Mary ▁Sue ▁White ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 3 . ▁They ▁had ▁a ▁daughter , ▁Laura ▁and ▁a ▁son , ▁Matthew . ▁ ▁He ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁military ▁from ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁to ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁with ▁the ▁ 1 0 1 st ▁Air bor ne ▁Band ▁at ▁Fort ▁Jackson , ▁South ▁Carolina , ▁and ▁the ▁ 9 8 th ▁Army ▁Band ▁at ▁Fort ▁R ucker , ▁Alabama . ▁He ▁was ▁initi ated ▁into ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Texas ▁Al pha ▁I ota ▁chapter ▁of ▁Ph i ▁Mu ▁Al pha ▁S inf onia ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 7 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 2 , ▁Mc B eth ▁conducted ▁the ▁Ark ansas ▁All - State ▁Band , ▁with ▁future ▁president ▁Bill ▁Cl inton ▁playing ▁in ▁the ▁ten or ▁sa x oph one ▁section . ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁third ▁conduct or ▁of ▁the ▁Ark ansas ▁Sym phony ▁Orchestra ▁from ▁ 1