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The University of Texas Longhorn Band (LHB), also known as the Showband of the Southwest, is the marching band of The University of Texas at Austin. The Longhorn Band was founded in 1900 by distinguished professor of chemistry, Dr. Eugene P. Schoch. [1] The band is currently under the direction of Dr. Cliff Croomes.
Bevo (mascot) Bevo is the live mascot of the athletic programs at the University of Texas at Austin. Bevo is a Texas Longhorn steer with burnt orange and white coloring from which the university derived its color scheme. The profile of the Longhorn's head and horns gives rise to the school's hand symbol and saying, "Hook 'em Horns".
The university announced in April 2021 that by 2022 there would be a new separate band for students who didn't want to play "The Eyes of Texas". However, this announcement was met with pushback, as opponents argued that forcing students into a different band was an attempt to create a "separate but equal" alternative that violated ...
Texas Fight. " Texas Fight " is the official fight song of the University of Texas at Austin and was written by Colonel Walter S. Hunnicutt in collaboration with James E. King, then director of the Marlin High School Band. [1] [2] The words, as finally adopted by the school, were written by Burnett “Blondie” Pharr, the director of the ...
The original Big Bertha outside Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium before a UT football game. Big Bertha is a bass drum used by the Longhorn Band of The University of Texas at Austin. The Big Bertha name was chosen to evoke the famous German Big Bertha howitzer and has been used for two Texas bass drums, with the second debuting in 2022.
Alabama athletic director Greg Byrne confirmed this week that the school is placing all 5,000 visitor seats and the Longhorns band in the upper deck of Bryant-Denny Stadium for Saturday’s ...
The following is a partial list of musicians from Denton, Texas, a city in North Texas in the United States.Musicians and musical groups that began their careers in Denton, Texas—where the University of North Texas College of Music, 35 Denton, Denton Arts and Jazz Festival, and the Thin Line Fest are located—include:
Tony Goolsby (Class of 1961), member of the Texas House of Representatives from Dallas County from 1989 to 2009 [8] Warren G. Harding, former Texas State Treasurer (1977–1983) and Dallas County Treasurer (1950–1977); former President of North Texas State University. Jim Hightower, populist activist and former Texas Commissioner of Agriculture