Getting ready for halftime, Jackson State vs. Southern, Jackson MS, 9/22/12
Southern University
SU Human Jukebox at Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium, 9/22/12
The Southern University Human Jukebox marching band at Jackson State, 9/22/12
The Human Jukebox of Southern University at Jackson MS, 9/22/12
The Human Jukebox of Southern University at Jackson MS, 9/22/12
Jackson State vs. Southern at Veterans Memorial Stadium in Jackson MS, 9/22/12
Jackson State vs. Southern at Veterans Memorial Stadium in Jackson MS, 9/22/12
SWAC Football, 2012
Fall means football, and the brand of football played in the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) is as exciting as any football played. Perhaps more so, because in the Black college football tradition, the bands and majorettes are just as important as the athletes. Particularly enjoyable is the after-game band battle known as “The Fifth Quarter.”
UAPB’s Krank Drumline Cadence vs. Southern University in Pine Bluff, 2011
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UAPB’s Krank drumline plays a cadence before kickoff, October 15, 2011
UAPB Vs. Southern University at Pine Bluff, 2011
When I got to Pine Bluff, the UAPB Marching Musical Machine of the Midsouth was marching into the stadium. The weather was great, and I thought I was in for a great game and a great band battle. Unfortunately, I soon learned that Southern University didn’t bring their band, so there was no battle. I left after the third quarter and grabbed a dinner in donwtown Pine Bluff, and just at the right time, evidently, because later I learned that the football game had ended in a series of brawls that led to tear gas being sprayed and people having to be hospitalized.Â
The Tennessee Music Conference and the John Merritt Classic in Nashville.
Since conference events wouldn’t get under way until 11 AM, I had time to drive down to J. Christopher’s in Franklin for breakfast, and they …