During Sherman's tenure, they appeared at the 1976 Smithsonian Folklife Festival to celebrate the Bi-Centennial of the United States in Washington D. C. and appeared at the White House on Father's Day, 1978 for the 25th Anniversary Celebration of the Newport Jazz Festival.
During Sherman's tenure, they appeared at the 1976 Smithsonian Folklife Festival to celebrate the Bi-Centennial of the United States in Washington D. C. and again in 1985 when the Festival featured a program on Lousiana. They appeared at the White House on Father's Day, 1978 for the 25th Anniversary Celebration of the Newport Jazz Festival.