In 1921, Paul ‘Spotts’ Emrick decided that the “All-American” Marching Band needed something to set them apart from other bands. Emrick’s idea called for a bass drum larger than any other. The idea ...

Jim Mitchell, a former University marching band drum major who performed the national anthem before each Gophers football home game, died March 16. He was 59. Mitchell, of Minneapolis, died of an ...

DeGroff is currently the drill designer for the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, winners of the Sudler Trophy, an award given to the best college marching band in the country. He is currently on ...

Clayton Callender had his fair share of memorable moments during his first season as the Ohio State University Marching ...

Marching bands for Rutherford County's Stewarts Creek High and Central High in 1961 each honored to perform at presidential inaugurations.