MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) – The Excelsior Band needs no introduction in the Port City, and tonight they were playing to keep their legacy going.
A good crowd tonight at the Keep the Music Playing Excelsior Band Preservation Inaugural Gala fundraiser.
Founded in 1883, this staple of Mobile’s Mardi Gras celebration has been going 142 years strong, but the band has never had a permanent home. Sunday’s fundraiser aimed at helping to change that. There was also a silent auction…