The Top 10 Most Played Composers in the History of Junior Drum and Bugle Corps

[@mattfinnish]

Awesome list! Thanks so much for putting it together.

[@dennismumford6108]

This is very interesting and thanks for the time and effort. I can't help but wonder who might be 11th on this list---maybe Dmitri Shostakovich ??

[@522Dusty]

Thanks for posting this, very nice job, enjoyed reminiscing some great songs performed by the corps.

[@janetoconnor9729]

This is awesome! Appreciate the work put into this and its presentation ! Well done!!

[@pjcpj]

Great job at putting this together Ben. But due to the length I only saw 10-6 so far. I'll def finish it up later.

[@goldsmith1210]

Thanks Phil. I just can't resist putting all that awesome music in there.

[@VaughnDJs]

goldsmith1210 yeah, where do you cut off a performance you think is great and worth hearing, right?

[@Cavie1974]

Fun list. Not that it matters a bunch but Roll Over Beethoven is Chuck Berry not Lennon/McCartney. Thanks for the effort to research and put this video together.

[@gracelessw.e]

Patience is a virtue.

[@TheDrum808]

This would have been a lot more concise in article format... now I have to navigate through a 20-minute video.

[@goldsmith1210]

In case you didn't notice this is a KZbin channel not a blog.

[@goldsmith1210]

Thanks for watching Julia!!

[@TheDrum808]

I know, and I respect that, but it seemed like a very small amount of information for a large time frame. I'm a speed reader and all :P sorry.

[@VaughnDJs]

the one thing that might have eased the length would be injecting a picture of the drum corps performing just after the text & composer bust! weird hearing Blue Stars but watching Beatles lol, still, appreciate the time and effort

[@drumcorps0junkie]

+Julia Coleman 😎

[@knightflyte]

Which Corps played Sweet Cheryl Lynn from Chuck Mangione. That's one song I never imagined a Corps playing. For some reason I expected Stan Kenton. What was I thinking. Thanks for the effort. Fun to listen to and travel a bit back down memory lane.

[@danielfong2039]

The Mandarins played Sweet Cheryl Lynn in 1986.

[@sarniasam]

Oakland Crusaders 1989

[@mikewebster1743]

My only hope was that something from a corps after 2000 was showcased, to show that these composers are still being used in the modern era. Still an amazing video though, thank you for posting.

[@drumcorps0junkie]

yup

[@K7008B]

Excellent editing job. Not to be exclusive, but it would be nice if someone could put together a montage of top 10 composers played by Senior corps as well.

[@josephitkor4594]

I would have thought Copland would have been higher on the list. NO SURPRISE at number 1 though!

[@samsignorelli]

I'm more amazed Ben didn't put up a clip from West Side Story!

[@goldsmith1210]

sam signorelli West Side Story is so overdone. I cringe now when ever I see a corps announce they are playing it.

[@samsignorelli]

goldsmith1210 Well yeah....it was long overdone before I ever lost to it with BD, or won with it in Dagenham 2 years later. The last truly innovative version was probably 87 Sky Ryders, BTW...do you have BD featured in your top 50 corps? I haven't found a vid if so.

[@xeb314]

Great video! Fyi, "Octopus' Garden" was written by Ringo Starr, not Lennon-McCartney.

[@VaughnDJs]

nice work overall, watching/listening then realized its only Jr corps! tedious enough work to compile all this yet wish it included Sr./All-age since certain arrangements were noteworthy on that scene too but thanks for doing this drum corps trivia special interest story!

[@tommytimp]

"Milk and Honey" is Jerry Herman, not Frederick Loewe.

[@gheilers]

How is Don Ellis not in the Top Ten...yet Chuck Mangione is?

[@goldsmith1210]

Because Chucks Music has been played more times than Ellis. I know it’s a tough concept to grasp.