Handy Park, 11/02/12 (at Handy Park)
Drummers
Renardo Ward & Friends, King’s Palace Cafe, Memphis
Renardo Ward and friends at King’s Palace Cafe, Memphis, 11/02/12 (at King’s Palace Cafe)
Devin Crutcher (@devincrutch901) Live at the River Arts Festival
Soul singer Devin Crutcher (@devincrutch901) performs on the Neosoulville stage with his band during the River Arts Festival in Memphis, 10/27/12. Keep up with Devin on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/devin.crutcher or on Twitter at https://twitter.com/devincrutch901.
Clifford “PeeWee” Jackson with Michaelyn Oby at the River Arts Festival 2012
Extraordinary Memphis drummer Clifford “PeeWee” Jackson performs with Michaelyn Oby at the River Arts Festival, 10/27/12
Lake Providence High School Band in the Grambling Homecoming Parade 2012
The Lake Providence High School marching band performs in the Grambling Homecoming Parade, 10/20/12
The Exo’s Drill Team and band in Grambling Homecoming Parade 2012
Neighborhood drill teams and drum squads are common in African-American communities throughout the United States, but entire community-based bands are quite rare indeed. One of the few is the Exo’s Drill Team and Band from Alexandria, Louisiana, who are frequently seen in the Grambling Homecoming Parade each year.Â
Peppermints Drill Team and Drum Squad, Grambling Homecoming 2012
The Peppermints are a drill team and drum squad from Shreveport, Louisiana that since 1973 has been providing a wholesome recreational opportunity for young people in the Shreveport community. They are frequent participants in the Grambling Homecoming Parade.Â
Byhalia High School Band in the Grambling Homecoming Parade 2012
The Byhalia High School Marching Band from Byhalia, Mississippi marches in the Grambling Homecoming Parade, 10/20/12
Pure Soundz at Churchill Grounds, Atlanta
Atlanta neo-jazz ensemble Pure Soundz performs at the Churchill Grounds Jazz Club (@ChurchillJazz) in Midtown Atlanta, 10/04/12
Southern University Funk Factory cadence at Jackson State, 2012
#058 Southern University Funk Factory (by John Shaw)
The Funk Factory plays a cadence to march Southern University’s Human Jukebox out of the stadium to their buses, Jackson MS, 9/22/12