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 ...

Flags, glistening green, silver and black began to wave. The Marching Lions have been ... shoulders and back toward their drums again. Then came the bass drums, which includes fifth-grader Grant ...

The Pittsburgh event which celebrates lesbians and queer people brought a louder voice for trans rights amid mounting federal ...

Flags, glistening green, silver and black began to wave. The Marching Lions have been ... their shoulders and back toward their drums again; Then, the bass drums, which includes fifth-grader ...

the CEO of a technology start-up in San Francisco who played bass drum in the Marching 100 for two years. “It’s not just something people from FAMU are proud of. It’s something that black ...

Purdue will be looking for an upset win against Notre Dame on Saturday but will be without one of the key components of it program – "The World’s Largest Drum." When the Purdue All-American ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Several new drum majors and section leaders have been taking on extra responsibility for the Purdue "All-American" Marching Band this fall. Drum majors Danielle Donovan of ...

For the 44th year, the Valencia-based company, known as the premier manufacturer of drum ... bass drum heads, their multi-colored silkscreened drum heads became available and popular with marching ...

For the first time in 42 years — since the Carter Administration — Purdue University's All-American Marching Band will perform Saturday at halftime without The Drum, which weighs a quarter of ...

It was here that concert and marching band standards were adapted ... By many accounts, New Orleans is also where the bass drum pedal first gained widespread popularity, making it possible ...