Casper's Troopers Drum & Bugle Corps

Casper's Troopers Drum & Bugle Corps

Overview


The Troopers Drum & Bugle Corps was founded in Casper, Wyoming, in November 1957. It was the dream of one man, Jim Jones. He believed that any kid who wanted to march with the Troopers should be afforded the chance. In 10 years, Jones took kids from Casper who had never marched before and turned them into national champions. The Troopers have played for celebrities and presidents, performed at football games and Disneyland, and marched in parades from California to New York. Drum and bugle corps have changed dramatically in the last 60 years, and the Troopers have as well. Today, the Troopers are an elite group of young people from across the country and all over the world, and they compete in Drum Corps International's World Class division.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781467129084
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing SC
Publication date: 07/09/2018
Series: Images of America Series
Pages: 128
Sales rank: 1,220,958
Product dimensions: 6.50(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.31(d)

About the Author


Michelle Bahe is the curator of collections at the Fort Caspar Museum. This book is an extension of the museum's 2017 exhibit Troopers: Celebrating 60 Years of the Troopers Drum & Bugle Corps. The photographs presented are from the Troopers Drum & Bugle Corps, Drum Corps World, the Casper College Western History Center, Fort Caspar Museum, and the collections of many members of the Troopers family.

Table of Contents

Foreword 6

Acknowledgments 7

Introduction 8

1 1950s: Formation and the Early Years 9

2 1960s: Taking the Drum Corps World by Storm 15

3 1970s: A New Direction, Drum Corps International 37

4 1980s: America's Corps 57

5 1990s: Rolling Along 75

6 2000s: Turmoil and Reformation 99

7 2010s: Marching Forward 113

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