His father was a coronet player for several of the city's funeral marching bands.
He also played in marching bands in high school and college and later with a U.S. Army band.
All the football games, marching bands, step shows, parties, fried catfish in the school cafeteria - what an experience.
He travels from hamlet to hamlet in the Midwest, promising glorious marching bands.
But a problem has arisen over a decision to include American marching bands in the opening ceremony on September 15th 2000.
Today, kids will decorate wagons with streamers and drag them down small town streets while big marching bands play John Philip Sousa tunes.
Some high schools have reopened and marching bands are back.
Attended by marching bands and flags and encouraged by a district mayor, the good burghers of several streets were painting their roofs white, to reflect sunlight and cool the Earth.
The school's band, known as the Marching 100, is one of the top university marching bands in the United States, famed for its elaborate dance formations and innovative style incorporating popular music.
Military marching bands made their way up the Mall after the royals, followed by thousands of spectators hoping to get close to the palace for a glimpse of the royal family on the balcony.
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Earlier, as Palestinian bands played marching songs, thousands of people - mainly Palestinians but some foreign pilgrims as well - filled Manger Square for a plaque-unveiling ceremony.
Its quick frenetic and vigorous rhythm draws upon the fusion of musical genres such as marching music, Brazilian tango, square dance, polka and pieces of classical repertoire, performed by martial bands and fanfares.
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