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Founded as the Jackson State University Marching Band, the name "Sonic Boom of the South" was adopted by director Harold J. Haughton Sr. in 1971, having been suggested by band members. [1] The first full-time band director, William W. Davis, was appointed in 1948, replacing Charles Saulsburg, who had been a director since 1947. [1]
The band left Jackson on Feb. 2, and upon arrival in Las Vegas immediately hit the field to practice. Each morning, the band would depart the Luxor Hotel at 11:30 a.m. and often ate at the field ...
Jackson State became the latest HBCU marching band to play a Super Bowl halftime show, this one alongside Usher, Alicia Keys, Ludacris, Lil Jon and more
Jackson College in 1889. Jackson State University developed from Natchez Seminary, founded October 23, 1877, in Natchez, Mississippi.The seminary was affiliated with the American Baptist Home Mission Society of New York, who established it "for the moral, religious, and intellectual improvement of Christian leaders of the colored people of Mississippi and the neighboring states".
One of Jackson State band director Roderick Little's goal is to increase the band's visibility nationally. Super Bowl 58 accomplished that.
Jackson State University's athletic teams participate in the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) which is a part of the NCAA Division I. Football participates in the Football Championship Subdivision (formerly Division I-AA). Jackson State University's colors are navy blue and white.
Jackson State University owns and operates Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium affectionately known as "The Vet". [23] The 60,492-seat stadium has been the home field of Jackson State football since 1970. [24] For many years, the stadium was the largest in Mississippi until 2016. [25]
J-Setting is a style of dance popularized by the Prancing J-Settes, the popular collegiate women's danceline of Jackson State University's Sonic Boom of the South marching band. It originated in the late 1970s from African-Americans in the Jackson, Mississippi, area of the United States. [1]