Evans was inducted into the American Bandmasters Association in 1947 and the International Circus Hall of Fame in 1975.
Evans held several other jobs, including as a band director for the Miller Brothers 101 Ranch Wild West Show featuring Buffalo Bill.
Evans was hired as the band director for the newly merged Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus in 1919.
When Evans saw the fire, he signaled that the band should play John Philip Sousa’s “Stars and Stripes Forever,” used in the circus and theater industries as the “disaster march,” indicating an emergency.
[7] His second wife was Nena, who served as secretary to the owners and executives of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey circus.
[10] Windjammers Unlimited credits Evans with its early success as an organization, and he is honored in their Hall of Fame.