Spent that whole summer as a KFC chicken cook between my jr. and sr. year of high school. Saw them live at Hershey, Pa day after they won DCI. Who knew I would march with them in 1980!

Macy Day Parade 1968, the Long Island sunrises led the parade just after winning the American Legion National Championship in New Orleans Louisiana. I was part of the dynamic duo symbol players, we were right behind the color guard and then in front of the entire drum and bugle Corps because we were featured in many competitions. MO Knox, gave us that nickname dynamic duo. There's a photograph of us in world history drum and bugle Corps, volume two, sunrises section. I was a member from 1964 through 1968. The Air Force drum quartet, I believe around 1960, instructor was John Dowling where he demonstrated back sticking, to the judges and the audience for the very first time. They took first place in drum quartet , John flowers, dick filkins, John Dowling, I can't remember the fourth drummer. Backstitching is still used today today. John Dowling and myself became good friends and we started the American Spirit senior alumni drum and bugle Corps in the Tampa Bay Florida area around 1992. May he rest in peace. I was listening to some of the music played by the Air Force drum and bugle Corps seems like they were influenced by the sunrises many of their numbers selected we played. The Air Force drum and bugle Corps featured as exhibition organization at many many, drum and bugle Corps competitions❤❤❤❤❤🎉🎉

From the Marinette and Menominee “Homecoming” they held every year. The show would be held in Menominee in 1960. The Northernaires Drum and Bugle from Menominee, Michigan was the host and the show’s name was “Drums In The North”.

My father William C. Whitner Jr. was in a base corps between 1954 and 1958 at Elmendorf AB in Alaska. He played Baritone. I guess I got the bug from him I was in Spirit of Atlanta in 1984 and have been in the Alumni Corps the last 2 years.

I was there that day, gentlemen singing sitting next to me, we started talking turned out it was Bill Ludwig Junior. We both enjoyed watching every drum and bugle Corps during the preliminaries. Today is July 20 20/24. Seems like yesterday❤❤🎉🎉

Thanks Roy.

My brother and I played with the Kenosha, WI Kingsmen for many years, The Best Of times ! The USAF Drum & Bugle Corps was at the Kingsmen show 3 ? times, The Concourse of Champions Memorial Day weekend and many great corps were also in the local parade. Royal Airs, Vanguard, Cavaliers, Racine Scouts, Kilts and many more. Plus, there was also a senior corps 3 or 4. The main tune was also played by the Royal Airs.

My brother and I played with the Kenosha, WI Kingsmen for many years, The Best Of times ! The USAF Drum & Bugle Corps was at the Kingsmen show 3 ? times, The Concourse of Champions Memorial Day weekend and many great corps were also in the local parade. Royal Airs, Vanguard, Cavaliers, Racine Scouts, Kilts and many more. Plus, there was also a senior corps 3 or 4. The main tune was also played by the Royal Airs.

I was with them in '64 at the Cleveland finals. I think we placed 48th.

Thanks so much for this.

Louder makes better. NOT!

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i BELIEVE THE MUSIC ON THIS VIDEO IS FROM THIER 1966 OPENER.

Simply Joyful!

I was there that very day. The Casper troopers were outstanding❤❤🎉 former member of the Floyd Bennett golden eagles from Brooklyn New York 1960 1961, also former member of the Long Island sun rises 1964 through 1968 Unfortunately today we no longer have real drum and bugle corps. In my opinion DCI is the reason for the demise of what was one of the greatest youth activities in North America they've turned it into a marching band competition, superimposed on a three ring circus. Just my opinion😂😂😂🎉🎉😢❤❤

A couple of my friends and I join. Around 67-68. Remember practicing music at the church and then walk to drill rehearsal at the Armory. Then for a brief period competed in the winterguard.

When men were men & women were women.

Watched it in 1969 at JFK Stadium in Philadelphia. Kilties-Cavaliers-Troopers. Fantastic 1-2-3. Kilties won it with an amazing MacArthur Park.

UN-F***ING REAL!! I remember seeing that show live and just being blown away!! NO electronics, and no gimmicks!!! THIS is what it was, and still SHOULD be!!!

This brought back many memories of my days marching with the Lakewood Ambassadors early 60's and chasing girls in the Senioritas and Monterey Park Girls while competing against them.

VK all the Way!

I was there in person that day, I watch the preliminaries and then the finals. That's back when we still had Real Drum and bugle Corps today it's nothing more than a marching band competition, superimposed on a three-ring circus

living in a world they didnt make...

Sorry I don’t have any idea where you could get the tv audio broadcast .. I did not realize they had two recordings and that the field DCI video was synced with another field recording.

Roy, thank you for all your work posting these videos. I noticed this video features the television broadcast audio. Although the quality is not as good as the DCI stereo album recordings, I've always thought the television audio provided a better representation of how the corps really sounded. Wondering if you might know where I could find the television broadcast audio of the 1980 Finals. Specifically, Spirit's "Let It Be Me." The videos I'm finding online all seem to feature the album recording synced to the video, because, well, stereo. Somehow some brass parts heard during the broadcast were omitted from the DCI album recording. Must have been the was the field was miked for the album. Your thoughts would be greatly appreciated. Thanks again for all these videos!

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Thanks Roy for the post.

🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🌏✝️🇺🇸 Isaiah 61:1 Thank God for the truth. Thank God I will always honor my marriage and family. Kim Walker. Matthew 1:18-24

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In 1969 - I was in the Menominee Northernaires and remember competing against the Mariners several times throughout Wisconsin that year. They were tremendous. They made the VFW Nationals finals in 69!! We were not as fortunate!! Great memories, I will never forget at 69!!

They were never called the Marion Glory Cadets. Just the Marion Cadets from Marion, Ohio. Me and two of my sisters were in it, so I know.

I long for these old days - more drum and bugle, less gay-ass B.S.

Met him once beautiful and talented man

I love this segment highlighting this drum line: such a quantum leap quality difference from what is fielded today. Thank you O'l Skool BD for setting the standard of excellence. I work towards it every day.

My childhood was amazing because my hometown, Deerfield, IL, hosted a Drum & Bugle Corps competition. The 4th of July parade and evening competition before the fireworks were heart-pounding. The Mariners were who I cheered for every year. So neat to see this clip!

Thank God for Tom Float and Jim Ott...together they produced classic, music memories!!!

We competed against them in 1972 on a brief Northwest tour to the Tri-Cities area...The California Crusaders.

This video was filmed at the State Fairgrounds Salem, Oregon!

I loved these guys. Best drum corps ever. I STILL have the vinyl.

I remember it, I was at that show with the Sunrisers 1973 playing 3rd. baritone. Great year for the Cabs.

I was there in Sacramento that day with my family and grandfather. That day opened my eyes!

Thank you for posting this clip, brings back great memories. Former member of the Long Island sun rises 1964 through 1968. Also phone number of the Floyd Bennett golden eagles from Brooklyn New York 1960 and 1961 . Today is March 4th 2024

Hello Roy. Do you own the rights to this video? I'd like to use some of it for a UFW/Dolores Huerta story I'm working on for CBS Sacramento. Let me know if we have permission to use a :30 second clip. We can give you credit on screen. Thanks!

Thanks Roy

If they’d got the proper seeding they deserved for finals , they’d have won

One of the great drum lines of all time!

Wow!!

Mr Won was my music teacher from 91-95 I used to go to his house to take bass guitar lessons during the summer. I remember having a Jazz show every year at Franklin called “Jazz for Steve”. He was a great man and will be missed.

Wow. What a privilege to have been in that horn line !

The wall of sound from a Drum Corps playing G bugles was amazing. So much more energy than any highschool or college band. The stands were full of WWII vets. They really appreciated it when the colors were presented with so much respect by a group of teenagers.