1975 Bluecoats
Program
- Fanfare and Coronation March (Meyerbeer)
- Variations on America (Truman Crawford)
- Gospel John (Maynard Ferguson)
- Livin’ for the City (Maynard Ferguson)
- Parades: Americans We
Season Synopsis: 1975 was the second competitive season for the corps and was listed in at least one program as “a program of the Canton Police Boys Club” and listed as 95 members strong broken down into 40 horns, 21 percussion, 25 color guard, 5 rifles and two drum majors and color guard captain. Program notes also claim “the Bluecoats have, nonethelss, begun to attract considerable attention in mid-west corps circles, and are regarded as a ‘corps with a future; by corps observers.” The corps claimed to have members in 19 area schools.
Competitive Result:
- August 7, U.S. Open – Class A and All-Girl Prelims, Marion OH | 25th place | Score: 46.750
Accolades:
- Selected as the Most Improved Corps in Ohio by the All American Judges Association
- First win in an adjudicated drum corps show
Drum Majors: Frank Metzger & Larry Gessner
Color Guard Captain: Mary Alice Kendall
Management/Administration
- Tom Jakmides, Director
- Business Committee: Art Drukenbrod, Tom Jakmides, Ralph McCauley (logistics), Don Leininger, Gerald Baker (attorney).
- Designer: Truman Crawford
- Brass Staff
- Sam Tessitore, Craig Combs
- Percussion Staff
- Alan Simpson, Art Drukenbrod, Ray Riggs, Glen Harman, Carl Gannon, Dick Janes
- Marching & Maneuvering
- Craig Combs, Larry Hyme
- Color Guard
- Dave Wood, Paul Roush
- Rifle Instruction: Cindy Edler
Main Corps Rehearsal Facility: Old Boys Club, Navarre Road, Canton, Ohio; Souers Junior High School, Canton City Schools.
Corps Fees & Dues: No membership dues, $35 meal fee for long weekends
Touring Fleet: 3 buses (nicknamed the Elite, the Suburban, the Ghetto Bus), Equipment Box truck, Chuck Wagon.
Tour Schedule & Results:
| Date | Show | Place | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 26 | Canton, Ohio – Memorial Day Parade | ||
| unknown | American Legion State Parade | 1st | |
| unknown | VFW State Parade | 1st | |
| unknown | American Legion 10th District Parade | 1st | |
| unknown | Cherry Blossom Parade Barberton OH | 1st | |
| unknown | Independence Day Parade Stow OH | 1st | |
| unknown | Jelly Jamboree Parade Orrville OH | ||
| Aug 7 | U.S. Open – Class A & All-Girl Prelims Marion, OH | 25th | 46.750 |
| Aug 10 | Innovations in Brass Fawcett Stadium, Canton, OH | Exhibition |
