WORLD’s LARGEST DRUM In 1921, Paul ‘Spotts’ Emrick decided that the “All-American” Marching Band needed something to set them apart from other bands. Emrick’s idea called for a bass drum larger than ...

When the Purdue All-American Marching Band takes the field, the university’s Big Bass Drum will not be there with the band members.

Jim Mitchell, a former University marching band drum major who performed the national anthem before each Gophers football home game, died March 16. He was 59. Mitchell, of Minneapolis, died of an ...

REEDSVILLE, Ohio (WTAP) - Eastern Local Schools’ Marching Band features 29 musicians. They play a variety of instruments from trumpet to bass drum.

From its roots in 1950s North Hollywood, Remo, Inc., has grown to an iconic maker of drumhead and drum accessories. Watch and listen on Jan. 1: It’s made its mark on the Rose Parade.

For the first time in 42 years — since the Carter Administration — Purdue's All-American Band will perform Saturday at halftime without The Drum.

It turns out that the holy grail of my quest — the true size of Purdue's Big Bass Drum — was right under my nose the whole time.

The experts knuckle down to transform three family heirlooms: a marching bass drum, a mug with a pottery frog hidden inside, and a model windmill made by a much-missed father. Show more Today, it ...

To help remedy that situation, Purdue University Bands plans to unveil a larger-than-life-size bust of Paul Spotts Emrick, who during 49 years as the marching band's director was responsible for many ...

For the first time in 42 years Purdue's All-American Band won't perform Saturday at halftime with The World's Largest Drum.