Spirit '77 Atlanta-Fulton Co Stadium

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Jim Black

9 жыл бұрын

The Spirit of Atlanta's inaugural season's performance in Atlanta, July 2, 1977.

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@paulbuzzmccarthy5621 11 ай бұрын

Jim Ott and Tom Float were then the soul of Spirit's music, and remain legendary figures in drum corps!!

@crwnguy 10 ай бұрын

Neither Jim or Tom were with spirit in 77. They came in 78.

@DennisJohnsonDrummer 7 жыл бұрын

This was my first drum corps show. Our high school band director loaded up a few kids and away we went. Three years later I marched snare with Spirit. What memories! Spirit Snare 1980

@TimKGrimes 7 жыл бұрын

I remember this performance. The cement walls were echoing sound back. Extremely difficult to hear the timing of the full ensemble. Truly enjoyed the 1977 year playing with these fine musicians & performers. Thanks for posting the video.

@loricarella4991 2 жыл бұрын

Remembering Jerry McEver on this day as one of the founding contrabass players. He lived for Spirit, gone too early, Jerry, you will be missed.

@DV-mq5fv 10 ай бұрын

I believe Dan Spaliding did the percussion writing in 77. He was one of the most creative writers at that time. I enjoyed this, thanks.

@boliciousdr 7 жыл бұрын

Wowwww!!! Thank you so much for posting this!!! I am the #3 bass drum. THAT was a great summer and this is the FIRST time i have ever seen our performance👍👍 thank you again!!!

@jimblack7670 7 жыл бұрын

You're welcome. I marched #4 '83 & '84 and bottom bass my ageout '85. My best friend in corps marched #3 those same years. Glad you enjoyed this & keep on keepin' on!

@boliciousdr 7 жыл бұрын

Jim Black super cooooool!!

@tradewinds-wb4kn 2 жыл бұрын

Holycow. The old Atlanta Stadium and Spirit. I never knew this existed. Thank you thank you!!!!!

@RayFallon 7 жыл бұрын

One of the great brass lines/corps ever. Still remember the first time I saw them up close. Unreal.

@maxavalos638 3 жыл бұрын

I remember the 77 Southern tour . My first year in drum corps with the Anaheim Kingsmen. Loved Spirit!

@bc82sop42 3 жыл бұрын

My mom and dad and I were at this show. Doc Severinsen put on a pre-show concert and it was awesome. No need for the huge speakers he had and that we were a few feet from - OUCH! Spirit placed 5th ahead of the Kingsmen, Argonne Rebels and Oakland Crusaders. I remember those 7 bass drums which were more than any other corps I saw in that era. I came to learn based on the impeccable tone that Joel Schultz was the soprano soloist in their concert number who would go on to play many more legendary solos during his career in Spirit of Atlanta.

@marklauzon681 6 жыл бұрын

Thx Jim.... When I think of Spirit.❤ 2 names will forever & have always stuck in my head.... Mr. Jim Ott & Mr. Tom Float. Awestruck.!!!!

@americanspirit8932 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this post. Have not heard this recording in a very long time they were just outstanding, great horn line, followed by a outstanding drum line. Today is January 27th 2022. Former member of the Long Island sunrises.

@viewfromwilmington 6 жыл бұрын

Even their warmups give me goose flesh. Has there ever been another corps quite like this one?

@Mark-sj3xb 5 ай бұрын

I was at this show. Horrible venue for a drum corps show. But good to see a rare look at Spirit’s inaugural show

@sarniasam 8 жыл бұрын

I was in this show, marched Oakland Crusaders. Jim if you have video of Oaklands please let me know.

@jimblack7670 8 жыл бұрын

Afraid not. My friend Randy Wickstrom marched in the snare line for Oakland during this time, too, but I don't have the Crusaders' performance for this show.

@sarniasam 8 жыл бұрын

thanks for responding. The search continues.

@gregsells8549 4 жыл бұрын

Did any competitive corps ever carry SEVEN bass drums? Or carry at least SEVEN drums in their tenor sets?

@jimblack7670 4 жыл бұрын

Spirit did in 1981

@Will-train 3 жыл бұрын

Not a corps, but for a few years, the WGI group inov8 competed with 8 bass drums.

@mkepla8357 7 жыл бұрын

Does anyone know what brand of drums they used that year?

@chale1108 7 жыл бұрын

I believe they marched Slingerland for the first few years, including 1977.

@mkepla8357 7 жыл бұрын

Christopher Hale Thanks

@tomshea8382 4 жыл бұрын

@@chale1108 I know they marched Ludwig in 78 and 79, then played Slingerlands in 1980. They were going to play North drums for 81 but they couldn't get the prototype to work, so they went back to Ludwig for the rest of the decade.

@Boze0415 2 жыл бұрын

Grew up in Georgia and have always been a huge Spirit of Atlanta fan since 77. Great throw back and yes I remember marching with our HS band of 150 in the early 1980s at Fulton County Stadium for a Falcons game. Our band director arranged for us to practice at the stadium before the game to get used to the echo. Glad he did it. 😅

@voiceofreason9238 Жыл бұрын

I'm thinking Slingerland TDR for the snares, the first generation for the really tight drum heads. You can hear in this recording that the sound wasn't quite dialed in. Drum head technology had not quite caught up with the snare drum shell and hardware lug designs.