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- The Titanic’s band, led by Wallace Hartley, started playing music to help calm the passengers after the ship hit an iceberg. The eight-member band assembled in the first-class lounge to play and later moved to the forward half of the boat deck, and they continued playing even after it became clear the ship was going to sink.
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After the Titanic began to sink, Krins and his fellow band members assembled in the first class lounge and started playing music to help keep the passengers calm. They later moved to the forward half of the boat deck, where they continued to play as the crew loaded the lifeboats.
Sep 16, 2014 · Many, many survivor accounts attests that some or all of these musicians kept playing at the top of the Titanic's grand staircase as the ship gradually lowered into the sea, in an attempt to keep passengers calm during the evacuation.
First class steward Edward Brown survived the sinking and told investigators that he didn’t recall hearing the band stop playing. Steward Brown said he heard them playing for a long time on the boat deck, between the first and second funnels.
Aug 10, 2000 · Some survivors who remained aboard the Titanic until the very end stated that they did not hear the band play "Nearer, My God, to Thee" at any time.
After the Titanic struck the iceberg the band began to play bright music, dance music, comic songs—anything that would prevent the passengers from becoming panic-stricken. The ship was so badly holed that it was soon obvious that disaster was ahead.
In this captivating interview from 1956, a Titanic survivor recounts the haunting melody of the band playing as the ship went down. Join us as we delve into ...
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