In the early days, meals were served from an abandoned U-Haul trailer pulled by parents' cars the trailer sometimes held fresh eggs, purchased economically when volunteers agreed to collect them themselves. Those outdated vehicles were gradually traded in for used school buses and then for air-conditioned motor coaches. On the road, old surplus Army buses painted blue initially carried the corps throughout the country. They made their drum corps debut in competition in 1974. The young corps members chose the name "Bluecoats" in tribute to the police department's retired police officers and as recognition that they were a program of the Police Boys' Club. He readily agreed to the idea of a youth musical group for the Canton Boys’ Club he supplied the drum corps knowledge and instruction, with some help from his old drum corps buddies, while Stearn and McCauley provided the future musicians. He was also a member of Canton's American Legion and VFW's national champion senior drum and bugle corps.
Drukenbrod was a musician who had played drums with many of Canton's big bands over the years. In 1972, Canton police officers Babe Stearn and Ralph McCauley, the director and assistant director of the Canton Police Boys' Club, met with Canton businessman Art Drukenbrod to discuss forming a music program at the Boys' Club. The Bluecoats Drum and Bugle Corps is a World Class competitive junior drum and bugle corps based in Canton, Ohio. Position 200+ indicates Division II, Position 300+ indicates Division III, Position 400+ indicates Mini Corps. Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic. * Great Gig in the Sky (from Dark Side of the Moon) * One Day I'll Fly Away (from Moulin Rouge)
* Pedal to the Metal (from Motor City Triptych) * Paradise Utopia (from Concerto for Bass Trombone) * Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas (from Meet Me In St. * Christmas Time is Here (from Charlie Brown Christmas) * Strike Up the Band (from Strike Up the Band) Standards in Blue - A Tribute to Dizzy Gillespie -Ĭome Rain or Come Shine (from St. * It Don't Mean a Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing * My Funny Valentine (from Babes in Arms) * Big Noise from Winnetka (from Reveille with Beverly)
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