Scheelar had an eloquent and distinctive style inspired by the city of New Orleans. He played cornet, clarinet, banjo, sax, tuba, baritone horn and country fiddle, and he sang.
Dave Radlauer
Posted inObituaries
Remembering long-time local musician Bob Mielke
As his friend Clint Baker put it, Bob had “the darkest and richest trombone sound one could produce, he was a great thinker about music and jazz and his sometimes grumpy exterior protected the soul of a great artist.”
