1982 Sonic Boom of the South
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JR
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Taylor-Made'90 said:I can answer that one....easily......
Two words, eight syllables, 21 letters......
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:whatever: Shiiiid, Taylor even moved outta Woodhaven after Liddell came....
LOL@T-Made. You speaketh the truth homeboy. I need to give ole Dowell a call.
dacontinent
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originalfunky4 said:
SIVAD protegee...with an edge. Really good stuff from this guy.
Taylor-Made'90
I'm 'Citrix SSO' batch!!!
vertojsu said:
~~~~running in, instigating~~~~
Chan Leggette could whupp Blake Gaines with one hand tied behind his back.......
~~~runs out fast~~~
BLUEBENGAL
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Taylor-Made'90 said:~~~~running in, instigating~~~~
Chan Leggette could whupp Blake Gaines with one hand tied behind his back.......
~~~runs out fast~~~
Where are Chan Leggette and Blake Gaines now? I know Blake Gaines used to arrange for Morris Brown. Ed Hudson was also an excellent arranger.
Taylor-Made'90
I'm 'Citrix SSO' batch!!!
Hey, I'd forgotten about Ol Ed Hudson...... He was a good arranger, although I can't remember any of the tunes he wrote. I know we played several of his tunes though....
I remember when we went to Hollywood in '90, he wrote-out the complete score to WT's Series.... He wrote-out every part, including cymbals and quads... Even the dual tenor and bassdrum parts......
I wonder where Ol Ed is now.... Anybody know?
:smh:
I remember when we went to Hollywood in '90, he wrote-out the complete score to WT's Series.... He wrote-out every part, including cymbals and quads... Even the dual tenor and bassdrum parts......
I wonder where Ol Ed is now.... Anybody know?
:smh:
Taylor-Made'90 said:~~~~running in, instigating~~~~
Chan Leggette could whupp Blake Gaines with one hand tied behind his back.......
~~~runs out fast~~~
You better run...I'll just chalk up that little remark to ignunce, son. :lol: Since you didn't march with the Boom during the time that Blake was writing, how would you know who was the better writer???? Inquiring minds (in other words, people who did march with the Boom when he was there) would love to know.
JR said:
You have a very good memory...as a Fall 1979 Boom Crab, I can attest to the greatness of the Boom during those years. Mr. Holden (Fish) was writing for us as well as James Bonner (Starchild), and Blake. You have really done your homework. This is the most accurate post about 1982 I have seen in a long time. Not very many people remember Prof Davis and his legacy. I remember Kevin Handy - cool guy. Hall and the crew were on point back in the day.
BLUEBENGAL
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Taylor-Made'90 said:
Ed Hudson is in the Army. Last I heard he was in South Carolina. I know Ed Hudson arranged "I Go to Work" by Kool Moe Dee in 1989.
vertojsu said:
With one correction to JR's post....Knights by Knights was a 1981 selection. Although there is a possiblility we played it in 1982 also.
:smh: I remember the drop the bomb show too.
Drop the bomb on JSU..drop the bomb..drop the bomb!!
Drop the bomb on the Sonic Boom too. :uzi: Oh, how the JSU fans booed them for that!!!!!! :smash:
BLUEBENGAL
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Chan Leggette silences Pride of Provine
http://www.clarionledger.com/apps/p...0924/NEWS01/409240365&SearchID=73184923066521
'Fiasco' silences Pride of Provine
Without director, marching band disbands
By Billy Watkins
bwatkins@clarionledger.com
Greg Jenson/The Clarion-Ledger
Their T-shirts read: Pain is temporary, pride is forever. A little reminder that preseason practice in the hot August sun will pay off on Friday nights in the fall.
And, usually, the practicing doesn't ease up much at Jackson's Provine High School once football season begins. Last year, willing parents illuminated the practice field with their vehicle lights on numerous occasions when workouts outlasted the sun.
Oh, the football team worked hard, too, making it once again to the Class 4A playoffs.
But this is about the band ? The Pride of Provine. The band that has routinely won superior ratings at state competition for more than two decades. The band that has produced about 20 current members of Jackson State University's Sonic Boom.
The band, for the time being at least, has disbanded after losing a director candidate over the summer to Jackson State and after the interim director demanded changes in the band's style and song choices.
James McCloud left Provine after one year as band director, but Provine Principal Tex Red felt confident he had filled the position when he went on vacation in June.
"When I returned, I noticed there was no activity, no band rehearsals going on. They were supposed to begin July 12," Red says.
But the person he thought he had hired, Renardo Murray, never signed a contract with Jackson Public Schools and accepted the position as assistant band director at Jackson State instead. Murray did not return phone calls.
"That left me in a position to find a band director two or three weeks before school started," Red says. "I couldn't find one."
The school year began Aug. 9.
So he assigned the extra duty ? which usually brings with it additional pay of $1,000 or more per year ? to music teacher Chan Leggette, a newcomer from Rowan Middle School.
Leggette would not agree to be interviewed for this story and referred all questions to Red.
The problems began when Leggette told students and boosters he planned to make major changes in Provine's show and music selection, which for years had followed the funk-is-good style of JSU.
By the fourth week of school, all but a handful of the 70 members had quit. Band rehearsals were soon suspended. Leggette went back to solely teaching classes. And Provine began an immediate search for a new band director.
Red calls Leggette's situation "a personnel matter that I can't talk about."
Says Younger: "(Leggette) wants us to play songs from the '70s and '80s, which is fine.
"I understand he's the band leader, and we're not trying to tell him all the songs we're going to play. But there's a tradition here. We don't want to give that up completely."
One point of contention was what the band would say when called to attention. In the past, the band yelled in unison "pride!" Leggette had changed it to "yes!"
"That may seem like a small thing," Debra Sims says, "but it's a tradition these kids have grown up hearing and doing. It's a big deal to them."
But JSU band Director Lewis Liddell, who headed the program at Provine from 1976 through 1984, says the students and parents have a legitimate gripe.
"You just can't go into a place and change the whole program overnight," Liddell says. "What you do is learn what has made the program great in the past and build on it. Make changes, but make them gradually. You can kill a program if you go in there and say, 'We're going to do things my way.'
"I'll tell you this: Provine was the most disciplined band I've ever had at any level. They were focused, dedicated. They did their schoolwork. And when they came to practice, they treated it almost like a military operation. It really meant something to them."
Many received college scholarships ? another issue current band members are having to face.
"Everybody in our band has the potential to get a scholarship," Keith Sims says. "But if we're not playing and getting that exposure, it's not going to happen."
I wonder if Provine's band director, Chan Leggette, the guy Taylor-Made'90 is talking about?
http://www.clarionledger.com/apps/p...0924/NEWS01/409240365&SearchID=73184923066521
'Fiasco' silences Pride of Provine
Without director, marching band disbands
By Billy Watkins
bwatkins@clarionledger.com
Greg Jenson/The Clarion-Ledger
Their T-shirts read: Pain is temporary, pride is forever. A little reminder that preseason practice in the hot August sun will pay off on Friday nights in the fall.
And, usually, the practicing doesn't ease up much at Jackson's Provine High School once football season begins. Last year, willing parents illuminated the practice field with their vehicle lights on numerous occasions when workouts outlasted the sun.
Oh, the football team worked hard, too, making it once again to the Class 4A playoffs.
But this is about the band ? The Pride of Provine. The band that has routinely won superior ratings at state competition for more than two decades. The band that has produced about 20 current members of Jackson State University's Sonic Boom.
The band, for the time being at least, has disbanded after losing a director candidate over the summer to Jackson State and after the interim director demanded changes in the band's style and song choices.
James McCloud left Provine after one year as band director, but Provine Principal Tex Red felt confident he had filled the position when he went on vacation in June.
"When I returned, I noticed there was no activity, no band rehearsals going on. They were supposed to begin July 12," Red says.
But the person he thought he had hired, Renardo Murray, never signed a contract with Jackson Public Schools and accepted the position as assistant band director at Jackson State instead. Murray did not return phone calls.
"That left me in a position to find a band director two or three weeks before school started," Red says. "I couldn't find one."
The school year began Aug. 9.
So he assigned the extra duty ? which usually brings with it additional pay of $1,000 or more per year ? to music teacher Chan Leggette, a newcomer from Rowan Middle School.
Leggette would not agree to be interviewed for this story and referred all questions to Red.
The problems began when Leggette told students and boosters he planned to make major changes in Provine's show and music selection, which for years had followed the funk-is-good style of JSU.
By the fourth week of school, all but a handful of the 70 members had quit. Band rehearsals were soon suspended. Leggette went back to solely teaching classes. And Provine began an immediate search for a new band director.
Red calls Leggette's situation "a personnel matter that I can't talk about."
Says Younger: "(Leggette) wants us to play songs from the '70s and '80s, which is fine.
"I understand he's the band leader, and we're not trying to tell him all the songs we're going to play. But there's a tradition here. We don't want to give that up completely."
One point of contention was what the band would say when called to attention. In the past, the band yelled in unison "pride!" Leggette had changed it to "yes!"
"That may seem like a small thing," Debra Sims says, "but it's a tradition these kids have grown up hearing and doing. It's a big deal to them."
But JSU band Director Lewis Liddell, who headed the program at Provine from 1976 through 1984, says the students and parents have a legitimate gripe.
"You just can't go into a place and change the whole program overnight," Liddell says. "What you do is learn what has made the program great in the past and build on it. Make changes, but make them gradually. You can kill a program if you go in there and say, 'We're going to do things my way.'
"I'll tell you this: Provine was the most disciplined band I've ever had at any level. They were focused, dedicated. They did their schoolwork. And when they came to practice, they treated it almost like a military operation. It really meant something to them."
Many received college scholarships ? another issue current band members are having to face.
"Everybody in our band has the potential to get a scholarship," Keith Sims says. "But if we're not playing and getting that exposure, it's not going to happen."
I wonder if Provine's band director, Chan Leggette, the guy Taylor-Made'90 is talking about?
JR
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Re: Chan Leggette silences Pride of Provine
Yep it is the one and only Chan Leggette. LOL@Liddell talking about changing things. Sad state of affairs at Provine. When I was at Callaway, we used to battle with Provine band all the time. Even at All-City time. Too bad the program went down. 70 members is smaller than my old Jr. High Band. I guess Callaway with its big azz band is just ruling Jackson these days. :winkgrin:
BLUEBENGAL said:
Yep it is the one and only Chan Leggette. LOL@Liddell talking about changing things. Sad state of affairs at Provine. When I was at Callaway, we used to battle with Provine band all the time. Even at All-City time. Too bad the program went down. 70 members is smaller than my old Jr. High Band. I guess Callaway with its big azz band is just ruling Jackson these days. :winkgrin:
OceanPic97
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They had the best arrangement of "LET IT WHIP" I've ever heard. I have that on tape and the Prancing J-Settes were in a league of their own even back then. They could use that arrangement of let it whip now, cause the new arrangement is boo-boo
Bandextraordinaire
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The 1983 Sonic Boom was a great band . I believe it was one of Haughtons best if not the best . I agree with Dewayne to a certain degree. The BOOM has so many stipulations and time cuts to follow now . Other bands have this problem with time on the field also. i believe that makes a world of difference and also the fact that the late 70's through early 80's were the Funk music years. Bands today always go back to sample that music because it was great band music. Most music today is not very marching band sensitive.
Bandextraordinaire
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Meant to say 82 Boom ,not the 83 Boom was good. Sorry, haven't posted in a while.
ms.sonic96
JSU ON YOUR MIND!
die thread die! :shades:
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Blu Bengal
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SLT said:No^^^^
I agree. I enjoyed reading the thread. Living history is the best history!
1SGT_Robinson
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BLUEBENGAL said:
HELL NAW !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Why !!!! Liddell is suppose to be the big man on campus...
I mean...Dowell Taylor...was the COMPLETE PACKAGE..wrote music...charted shows....helped on the dance committee.......Let the Boom play what they want...............Was not a control FREAK :bowdown: :bowdown: :bowdown: :bowdown:
DT..could write for Canton High School "The Baby Boom" and they would have the Power, Balance, and Big Band Sound that you want !!!!!!!!!!!!
:bowdown: :bowdown: :bowdown: :bowdown: :bowdown:
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