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How the Rose Parade’s largest marching band is gearing up for a key moment: ‘the turn’ Getting more than 500 band members to negotiate the parade’s famous “T.V. Corner” takes practice.
Bands have chosen from corps and traditional styles of marching, and for many, it’s their first time in a competition this big. “I have the best group of kids in the world.
Terry Crews marked his experience at the 109th Indianapolis 500 by striking Purdue University's World's Largest Drum.
The 12,269 participants at the May 11 spectacle earned the Guinness World Records’ title of “ largest marching band, ” surpassing the previous record set in 1997 of 11,157 people.
Purdue's World's Largest Drum The 315-pound drum was created by the All-American Marching Band's first director, Paul ‘Spotts’ Emrick , in 1921 in an attempt to set the band apart from the ...
How does a band with more than 500 members practice the turn onto Colorado Boulevard? A band made up of eight local high schools recently took over Norwalk streets to get ready.
Terry Crews takes a mallet from the Purdue University All-American Marching Band to hit the World’s Largest Drum on Sunday, May 25, 2025, ahead of the 109th running of the Indianapolis 500 at ...