Popular Culture of the 1930s
Movies, Music, Radio and Theatre
Dr. Shellie O’Neal
Dr. Shellie O’Neal is a proud alumnus of Panola College. At Panola she starred in
numerous plays and musicals, served as president of Phi Theta Kappa, sang in the choir,
and was awarded a Sharp scholarship. Dr. O’Neal received her bachelor’s and
master’s degrees from the University of Texas at Tyler and her Ph.D. from Louisiana
State University.
Dr. O’Neal served as a faculty member in the theatre department at The University
of Texas at Tyler. In 2001 she was selected to create a drama department at Navarro
College in Corsicana. She has been a recipient of the Irene Ryan Acting Award and has
performed more than twenty roles for six different producing organizations. She is a
member of American Theatre in Higher Education (ATHE) and Texas Educational Theatre
Association (TETA).
Dr. O’Neal is currently writing a book about twins in motion pictures, and this
spring her play, Wish I May, Wish I Might, will be performed at contest by the
Navarro drama department. She is also an experienced lecturer who has spoken before the
East Texas Historical Association, Texas Educational Theatre Association and the National
Communication Association.
Photos from Dr. O'Neal's Presentation
Sounds of Swing
The Sounds of Swing 17-piece band has been spreading the gospel of big band
music throughout the Ark-La-Tex for more than a decade. Their repertoire contains classic
arrangements made famous by the legendary bands of Glenn Miller, Tommy Dorsey, Artie Shaw,
Count Basie, Harry James and many others.
The Sounds of Swing has performed at Lady Bird Johnson’s Wildflower Center
in Austin, at Texas A&M for the 50th anniversary of the Memorial Student
Center and the centennial celebration in Dequincy, Louisiana. The band has also performed
concerts for Lions, Rotary, Shrine, Band Booster and music clubs, community concerts,
Public Radio, World War II reunions, cotillions and dance clubs throughout northeast Texas
and northwestern Louisiana.
Photos of the Sounds of Swing.
Band Members:
Saxes: Charlie Head, Marshall;
Bill Bailey, Beckville; Mike McGowan, George Taylor, Ralph Marshall, Carthage.
Trombones: Ken Barnes, Nacogdoches; Brad Evans, Longview; Dwaine Hubbard and Joe Wooley,
Carthage.
Trumpets: Terry Dorsey, Henderson; Pat Griffin, Longview; Pat Bailey, Marshall; Grady Kyle
and Ron Ashcraft, Carthage.
Keyboard: Jerry Halem, Henderson.
Bass: Ben Carter, Henderson.
Drums and Announcer: Bev Brown, Carthage.
Vocals: Janis Compton, Terry Dorsey, Ralph Marshall, Dwaine Hubbard and Grady Kyle.
This event has been made possible by the generosity of Mr. and Mrs. Foster Murphy
who established the B.F. and Mary Payne Fund for the Preservation of Texas Culture.
Special Thanks To:
Panola College Theatre Students
Complete Printing and Publishing
Panola College Office of Institutional
Advancement
Panola College Decorating & Coordinating Committee
Page created by
Van Patterson
Panola College
03/11/2004