The Reno Municipal Band provided wonderfully simple enjoyment of pure musical entertainment.
Beginning as the Wheelman's Band in 1898, the group obtained county support in 1909 and became the
Washoe County Band. Three years later the City of Reno began its support, which continued in the following years.
The constant mission of this non-profit group was to provide free community concerts.
Thanks to additional individual and corporate support, this mission was able to survive the test of time.

John Glenn Little was born on January 24, 1940 in Boulder City, Nevada to Dr. William Morse and Christina Mary Little. During World War II, he lived in the Manzanar War Relocation Center near Lone Pine, California, where his father was the Principal Medical Officer to Japanese American detainees; while living at Manzanar, Glenn learned rudimentary Japanese as part of his daily life in the camp. Glenn attended the University of Nevada, Reno, majoring in music and art, and his subsequent career followed these two artistic paths. In 1954, at the age of 14, he joined the Reno Municipal Band, and remained with the band for the next 55 years. In 1978, Glenn became conductor replacing N. A. Tink Tinkham. During his long tenure as the band's leader, Glenn initiated the summer concert season in Idlewild Park, and the popular 4th of July performance at UNR, where, wearing patriotic red, white and blue attire, he would lead the children who marched in a lively line around the campus quad. In its prime, the Muni Band featured 12 different ensembles: swing, Latin, brass, western and banjo among them. With fellow musicians Gene Albright, Kenny Lawrey and Harry Stover, the Glenn Little Trio played many gigs around Reno, offering up finger snapping Dixieland music and tunes from the 1930s and 40s. Bill Thornton, a major supporter of the Reno Municipal Band, said in a Reno Gazette Journal article: "He sings, whistles, plays the banjo and trumpet, and he also conducts the band. He's Reno's music man!" Neal, a child who visited one of the band's concerts in the park, wrote, "I was the one on the rock with the Gatorade. I liked your music. You play very nicely. I hope I can hear you guys again." Glenn retired in 2009 with a special reception in his honor, on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the McKinley Park School. Following his city band stint, Glenn was providing musical entertainment and art experiences for seniors at local assisted living centers, including Rosewood Rehabilitation Center, and the VA Hospital. John Glenn Little died on November 2, 2012 at the age of 72.