Arion Band Arion Band The Arion Band is one of the oldest community bands in the United States, based in Frostburg, Maryland, stablished in 1877. Its current director is Dr. Ronald Horner, professor of percussion at Frostburg State University, and its current president is Blair Knouse. The band rehearses at the historic Arion Band Hall (built in 1895) on Uhl Street in Frostburg and typically gives 5-10 performances in the Frostburg and Cumberland area during the summer. The band's namesake, the legendary Corinthian musician Arion, was the "Jolly Mon" of ancient Greece; he was rescued by dolphins after pirates threw him overboard.
Spiros Arion Spiros Arion Spiros Arion () born Spyridon Manousakis () (born 1940) is a Greek retired professional wrestler who had extensive and successful careers in both Australia and the United States. Known as The Golden Greek and The Iron Greek, he debuted in 1961 and retired in 1979. Spiros Arion was born Spyridon Manousakis in September 1940 in the Egyptian capital, Cairo to Greek parents, Stavros and Konstantina. He spent his early childhood in Egypt but when Spiros became a teenager, he and his family migrated to Athens, Greece. It was in the Greek capital that young Spiros learnt and excelled