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The Blue Devils B Drum and Bugle Corps are an Open Class competitive junior drum and bugle corps based in Concord, California. The corps is a member of Drum Corps International and has grown from a feeder corps for the Blue Devils Drum and Bugle Corps to a full-fledged Drum Corps in its own right. The corps has won the DCI Open Class World ...
The logo of BD Performing Arts. BD Performing Arts is the corporate entity that manages several performance groups in Concord, California.Included in these groups are the three Blue Devils Drum & Bugle Corps, designated "A", "B", and "C"; the Blue Devils International Corps; the Blue Devils Open Class, A Class, and Special Needs Winter Guards; BD Winds (formally the Diablo Wind Symphony); RCC ...
In 2012, He was inducted into the Drum Corps International Hall of Fame and the Winter Guard International Hall of Fame. In 2015, he was inducted into the World Drum Corps Hall of Fame. From Hayward, California, Johnson began drumming at the age of four before joining the snare drum line of the Blue Devils as a teenager in 1976. He performed ...
Born in Chicago, Illinois, United States, [1] Jones moved to Alabama, where he learned to play several instruments, including saxophone, piano, and drums. [1] He worked as a drummer and tap-dancer at carnival shows until joining Walter Page's band, the Blue Devils in Oklahoma City in the late 1920s.
The Twenty-first Century opened for The Cavaliers much as the Twentieth had ended. The 2001 program of Saucedo's "Four Corners" won DCM, was second to Blue Devils at DCI Southwestern in San Antonio, then won DCI Mid-America in Murfreesboro, DCI Midwestern in Indianapolis, and DCI Eastern in Philadelphia. Although they lost several shows to both ...
The Concord Blue Devils Drum and Bugle Corps used North Triple drums in 1976. Lucky Lehrer of the Circle Jerks used North tom-toms. The drum set was destroyed by fans slam dancing, but was refurbished by DW’s Louie Garcia, and is on permanent display behind glass at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas.
Phantom Regiment Drum and Bugle Corps (commonly referred to as "Phantom") is a World Class competitive junior drum and bugle corps based in Rockford, Illinois, USA.The corps is a long-standing member of Drum Corps International (DCI), having been a DCI World Championship Top Twelve Finalist every year since 1974 and DCI World Champions in 1996 (tie) and 2008.
[7] [8] In his autobiography, Basie recalls the first time he ever saw the Blue Devils Play: The leader was the heavyset, pleasant-looking fellow playing the bass and doubling on the baritone. His name was Walter Page, and at that time the band was known as Walter Page and his Blue Devils. But you could also hear the musicians addressing him by ...