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Archive of entries posted on January 2006
Traditional horns reinstated for bugle calls at ‘Oldest Post of the Corps’
(www.marines.mil) MARINE BARRACKS WASHINGTON, Washington D.C.(Jan.19) — Morning colors started the day on a historical note here at Marine Barracks Washington, Jan. 19. Sgt. Clint Owens of Arlington, Va., rang the bell and sounded the familiar tune using a valveless bugle – the first time the United States Marine Drum and Bugle Corps has used [...]
Drummers from near and far treat music legend like rock star
(www.bergen.com) HAWTHORNE – Civil War-style drumming enthusiasts threw a surprise party Saturday afternoon for percussion icon John S. Pratt at St. Clement’s Episcopal Church. “He’s the Mick Jagger of rudimental drumming!” someone shouted after Pratt, who turned 75 Friday, entered the room, in a pink jacket and slicked-back hair. Pratt’s eyes welled up with tears [...]
WANTED: BLOWERS AND BANGERS
(www.dallasvoice.com) Did you know that North Texas has its own drum and bugle corps? Formed in the summer of 2004 by gay executive director Chris Green, the Frontier Drum & Bugle Corps holds auditions at its open house on Saturday. Frontier Drum & Bugle Corps’ Chris Green says, “If you’re a former band geek or [...]
