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Post by hewhowaits on Jan 13, 2021 15:02:15 GMT -6
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Post by boahistorybuff on Jan 13, 2021 17:38:59 GMT -6
Really interesting article. It fits with some of the things that I have read that discussed the growing popularity in drum and bugle corps following World War I. Scout troops, church organizations, VFW and the American Legion were the main sponsors. Back in the 1920s and 1930s, transportation and financing constraints kept drum and bugle corps small and usually limited their travel to just local and in some instances regional events. Drum and bugle corps popularity saw another surge following World War II. That was when organizations like the American Legion and VFW rapidly expanded across the country. They also really developed/expanded the concept of competitive drum corps. The post World War II economic boom and the expansion of the middle class (not to mention the growing youth population thanks to the baby boom) resulted in bigger high school band programs and a growing number of interest in drum and bugle corps. The increase in the automobile (particularly busses) and the development of the interstate highway system allowed drum corps to travel more to local, regional and national competitions.
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