Musicians

The Bautista Brothers. Mico and Steven Scott photo from the Guam Humanities Council.
Bautista Brothers
Bill Muna center formed a band with Pete Bautista. Tina Muña Barnes/Humanities Guåhan collection.
Bill Muna
Ana Laguana/Guam Humanities Council
Carlos C. Laguana
Carlos T. Laguana, following in the footsteps of his father, Carlos C. Laguana, became a bassist. Laguana studied the bass at Berkeley College of Music in Boston and has been teaching band.
Carlos T. Laguana
Carmen Romualdez Dela Cruz
Carmen Romualdez Dela Cruz
compadres
Compadres
Forrest Harris in “The 5 Locals,” a band he started after spending five years with the military in the late 1950's.
Forrest Harris
Frank Franquez Band. Joey Franquez photo from the Guam Humanities Council.
Francisco G. Franquez
Joaquin "Ding" Palomo. Ana Palomo photo from the Guam Humanities Council.
Joaquin “Ding” Palomo
Jose Gumabon. Ana Laguana photo from the Guam Humanities Council.
Jose Gumabon, Sr.
JD Crutch performs at GW in the late 1970s with the Gaga Brothers. Chuck McJohn and JD Crutch. Carlos Biti
Joseph “JD Crutch” Duenas
1961 Jazz. Tina Muña Barnes photo from the Guam Humanities Council.
Louie Gombar
Maria Yatar McDonald
Maria Yatar McDonald
Young Norbert Tydingco
Norbert Tydingco
Humanities Guåhan‘s Jazz on Guam project.
Patrick Palomo
Jazz vocalist Patti Lane moved to Guam, after singing in Japan for some time. One interesting highlight in Patti's musical career is the fact that she met Duke Ellington, while singing in Europe.
Patti Lane
Roberto Fracassini photo from the Guam Humanities Council.
Roberto Fracassini
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