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Hooper developed an interest in music, drums, and percussion at an early age. Starting in middle school with band director George Magruder, he began devoting much of his time to the study of music. While he was a student at Wheatley High School (Houston) , he formed the band the Swingsters, then the Modern Jazz Sextet.
The following is a list of current drum corps competing as members of Drum Corps International ... Pacific Crest: Diamond Bar, California ... Texas guardiansdbc.org ...
The Crusaders at Knebworth Park, UK, Capital Radio Jazz Festival, 1982. High school friends Joe Sample (piano), Wilton Felder [2] (tenor saxophone) and Nesbert "Stix" Hooper (drums) formed their first band together, the Swingsters, in Houston, Texas in 1954.
In a 2020 interview with Modern Drummer, his kit was listed as a 3×13 Diamond Drum Co. maple snare drum; a 14×14 Gretsch floor tom, and a 14×20 Gretsch bass drum. [5] The interview stated he uses Promark DJ Johnson signature sticks and typically plays (left-handed) a Yamaha Reface keyboard in live performance with Khruangbin.
Anthony Michael Braunagel grew up in Houston, Texas, United States. [1] His father was a country music fan, played some guitar, and surrounded him with music. Braunagel's first experience on the drums was playing his cousin's drumkit as a child, before being mentored by his neighbor (now life-long friend) Willie Ornelas.
Many members of the USAFA Band train members of the drum and bugle corps in its musical presentation. It has been the winner of 20 inter-service academy D&B competitions. [11] The Corps has represented the academy at the United States presidential inauguration, the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, and the Tournament of Roses. [12]
Herman Matthews (born December 28, 1960) is an American drummer and composer. Matthews works as a session and touring musician, most notably for Tower of Power, Kenny Loggins and toured with Tom Jones for more than 7 years.
James Robert Wills (March 6, 1905 – May 13, 1975) was an American Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader. Considered by music authorities as the founder of Western swing, [1] [2] [3] he was known widely as the King of Western Swing (although Spade Cooley self-promoted the moniker "King of Western Swing" from 1942 to 1969).