WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – In 1921, Purdue Bands director Paul "Spotts" Emrick had an idea – a very, very big idea. He wanted the marching band to have a bass drum bigger than any other band's in the ...

For the first time in 42 years — since the Carter Administration — Purdue University's All-American Marching Band will perform Saturday at halftime without The Drum, which weighs a quarter of a ton ...

Purdue's iconic Big Bass Drum has been seen and heard at football games for the past 100 years, but it will be conspicuously absent for Saturday's game against Notre Dame. Gregg Doyel of the Indy Star ...

Before I went to graduate school to get my degree in Bracketology, I was a four-year All-American at Purdue. Well, technically, I was a four-year member of the Purdue All-American marching band. The ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue University Bands' Big Bass Drum will be in the limelight Wednesday (10/15) during the Ripley's "Believe It Or Not" television show. In Lafayette-West Lafayette, Ripley's ...

AUSTIN, Texas — The University of Texas at Austin's Longhorn Band is unveiling its new custom-built bass drum, which is even larger than its original drum, at the home game against Iowa State ...

Purdue University’s marching band is known for having the world’s largest bass drum on the football field—and they're building another one. Purdue University’s marching band is known for having the ...

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