Memorial to the Evening Sun Newsboys' Band

Remembering a band lost on the Chesapeake Bay

More from Loudon Park. This time a quick look at the memorial to five young musicians who died in boat fire following a July 4th concert nearly 100 years ago.

The Baltimore Brew ran a piece a few years ago about a gathering of mostly former reporters who’ve got an annual tradition of raising a glass to the fallen musicians.

I’ve been working up some news songs about graves around Baltimore, and their story is the topic of one of these songs.