70's Youth bands of Long Beach CA
Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2013 10:11 pm
My name is Greg Odell and I am interested in any information regarding marching bands whose drum section was performing in the syncopated style such as Long Beach Junior Concert Band.
I know most of the Long Beach Unified School District's High Schools were all performing in this style between the mid 1960's - late 1970's. Wilson, Jordan, Millikan, Lakewood, even Downey, El Toro, and John Muir.
I have set up the Society for Syncopated Drumming whose mission is to preserve and promote the traditions of this drumming style by not only teaching and performing, but reaching out to drummers who have defined this style in their junior years.
I am interested to hear their stories, collect audio tapes, video & film, photographs and any kind of memorabilia for this short lived but colorful style of drumming.
Word is that Dave Schafsma might be of some help with this.
Where did this style develop? Simply with the addition of a tenor drum? High sticking influenced by Ted Reed or Frank Arsenault? or was there more to it?
Was this style strictly located in Long Beach? Or was there other parts of the country where this style was practiced?
So many questions. Looking forward to hearing from anyone with knowledge or is interested in this topic of drumming.
Thanks in advance.
Greg Odell
Portland, Oregon
I know most of the Long Beach Unified School District's High Schools were all performing in this style between the mid 1960's - late 1970's. Wilson, Jordan, Millikan, Lakewood, even Downey, El Toro, and John Muir.
I have set up the Society for Syncopated Drumming whose mission is to preserve and promote the traditions of this drumming style by not only teaching and performing, but reaching out to drummers who have defined this style in their junior years.
I am interested to hear their stories, collect audio tapes, video & film, photographs and any kind of memorabilia for this short lived but colorful style of drumming.
Word is that Dave Schafsma might be of some help with this.
Where did this style develop? Simply with the addition of a tenor drum? High sticking influenced by Ted Reed or Frank Arsenault? or was there more to it?
Was this style strictly located in Long Beach? Or was there other parts of the country where this style was practiced?
So many questions. Looking forward to hearing from anyone with knowledge or is interested in this topic of drumming.
Thanks in advance.
Greg Odell
Portland, Oregon