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Marching Bands

Black College Football is Dying, and the Bands Will Play On

Jarrett L. Carter | Posted 01.21.2013 | Black Voices
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Jarrett L. Carter

Until a majority of HBCU executives learn to balance the promotion of marching band culture within the larger context of athletic success, Saturday's sweet music will soon evolve into a brass band funeral dirge for many of our proud sports programs.

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WATCH: The Best College Marching Bands

The Huffington Post | Anna Susman | Posted 07.10.2012 | College
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Marching Bands are awesome. This invaluable part of the college football experience gets the crowd amped up, and generates competitive spirit between ...

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The Old-School NOLA Charms of Dirty Dozen Brass Band

Dan Lybarger | Posted 07.24.2012 | Entertainment
Read More: New Orleans, Social and Pleasure Clubs, The Pitch, Roger Lewis, Treme, Music, Marching Bands, Kevin Harris, David Simon, The Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Entertainment News
Dan Lybarger

Few bands today embody the Crescent City sound and lifestyle as wholly as Dirty Dozen Brass Band.

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HuffPost's Greatest Person of the Day: Ian Felton, Founder of Marching Mountains

The Huffington Post | Dominique Fenton | Posted 05.25.2011 | Impact
Read More: Appalachia, Education, Musical-Instruments, West Virginia, Greatest Person of the Day, Ian Felton, Music, Technology, Marching Bands, Marching Mountains, Video, Impact News

Every day on HuffPost, we're highlighting one 'Greatest Person'- an exceptional individual who is confronting the country's economic and political cri...

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CNN Heroes: New Orleans Kids Plant 'Roots Of Music'

Huffington Post | Tam Vo | Posted 05.25.2011 | Impact
Read More: New Orleans, Roots of Music, Tutoring, After-School Programs, Music Education, Music Nonprofit, CNN Heroes, Derrick Tabb, Marching Bands, Video, Impact News

After Hurricane Katrina, many schools stopped offering music programs due to budget cuts. New Orleans native Derrick Tabb keeps students off the stree...

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Mad Cow by Moonlight: Mucca Pazza Enchants Evanston

Robert Rodi | Posted 05.25.2011 | Chicago
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Robert Rodi

The role of the marching band used to be one of reassurance: crowds would watch them sail by in lockstep, a vision of supremely confident organization. But we don't much believe in that kind of world anymore.

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