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[edit] Funeral of President John F. Kennedy

The link in this article is to Keith Clark, a Professor of Computer Science at Imperial College London. Keith Clark, the bugler at JFK's funeral, passed away on January 10, 2002 at the age of 74 and is buried in Arlington.Steve Lothrop 11 Sept 2007

[edit] LOCATIONS OF US MILITARY BANDS

Sorry, but it is NOT true that all but one band is in the Washington, DC area. indeed, the bands of the National Guard are in their home States, while the various Divisional bands are with the divisions they belong to. When I have the time I will create a list for you. SSG Cornelius Seon (Retired) 21:16, 18 June 2006 (UTC)

If you reread carefully, it states that all but one PREMIER band are in the Washington, DC area.68.48.123.24 20:01, 13 May 2007 (UTC)

OK, but I would be careful with the use of the word 'premier when describing specific bands. ALL of them train to the same standards, and ALL of them get the same relative exposure. While it is true that the top tier bands are better known for a lot of reasons, none of them use the word premier exclusively for their service. - SSG Cornelius Seon (Retired) 15:58, 20 May 2007 (UTC)


A current listing of the locations of all Active Duty Army, Army Reserve, and Army National Guard bands is available publicly at bands.army.mil. This is the official public website for the Army Bands program and as such contains the most accurate and current information on bands and their locations, missions, and organization. As for the premier issue, some of the bands (the Army calls them Special Bands) do use the word premier in their own descriptions and publicity materials. Additionally, all military band personnel do not receive the same training or get held to the same standards. While it is true that most Active Army, Army Reserve, and Army National Guard bandspersons are auditioned and trained using the same standards at the Armed Forces School of Music (along with Navy and Marine bandspersons), the musicians in the Army Special Bands (the Army Band, the Field Band, and the United States Military Academy Band)and the Air Force bands do not follow the same audition procedures or attend the School of Music. Personnel in these bands are auditioned directly by the bands themselves for a specific opening. After completion of basic training, the musicians are sent directly to these bands with no further musical training. Most winners of Army Special Bands auditions hold advanced degrees in instrumental performance or music education and consequently are considered by the Army to be fully trained. SFC David Bullman, US Army Field BandBullmand 02:30, 19 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Split

All the different bands should have their own articles. This page is too long.--Jiang 01:14, 27 March 2007 (UTC)

Many people confuse the bands, particularly the Army Band and the Army Field Band. Although splitting the article for each band is a good idea, there should still be one central article which delineates the premier bands to avoid confusion between them. 13 May 200768.48.123.24 20:02, 13 May 2007 (UTC)
I agree. One central article to focus the reader, with separate Main Articles to handle the details. - SSG Cornelius Seon (Retired) 15:53, 20 May 2007 (UTC)
It would probably make sense to split this into articles for each branch of service and then go into details from there. There are enough differences between the missions and organization of the bands in the various branches that it would be easier to catalog them that way.Bullmand 02:36, 19 October 2007 (UTC)
I have to disagree with this last point, but I still feel that a split is an excellent idea. I am loathe to perform it myself, however, knowing just about nothing about any band besides the USMC ones that already have thier own articles. bahamut0013♠♣ 00:28, 7 December 2007 (UTC)

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[edit] Spanish-American War "US Army Musical Corps"

Hi; hoping someone here might have some info on Spanish-American War-era bands; my grandfather Endre Johannes Cleven was in, according to family files and an old news clipping from his obit, "the US Army Musical Corps" but that's pretty unspecific; he was with the 203rd New York Volunteers so maybe it was a unit band? Should I just redirect US Army Musical Corps here or leave it as a redlink until something better/more accurate as a link comes along?Skookum1 (talk) 15:50, 3 May 2008 (UTC)