1970 Majorette Originals

If high school marching band charts can be seen as a snapshot of the times, let’s take a peek at what was on the radar of central Indiana circa 1970:

* A nod to naked drug-loving hippies with a medley from “Hair”

* The lighter side of Nazi prison camps (Hogan’s Heroes theme)

* an acknowledgment that marching band songs are a painful thing with Hoosier Lite versions of “Hey Jude” (clocking in at a tolerable 1:23), Also Sprach Zarathrustra (1:04), and under 1 minute versions of I’m a Brass Band and L-O-V-E.

With these truncated Reader’s Digest versions of the tunes, you’d think the Majorettes were juggling chainsaws instead of twirling batons—can you even get a baton going if the twirling song is under a minute?

This album is truly a Who’s Who in Central Indiana Marching Band history, take a gander at these resumes:






Is anyone else suspicious of that “C.O.W.” really stands for “Camper of the Week”?



1970 Majorette Originals - Smith Walbridge Summer Camps

The Lebanon High School Band:

Mostly Mambo
Medley: By the Time I Get to Phoenix/Do You Know the Way to San Jose
Hair Medley: Aquarius/Let the Sun Shine In
Hey Jude
Love

Saint Joseph College Band:

All I Have to Do Is Dream
Classis Miniature “Also Sprach Zarathrustra”
I’m a Brass Band
Hogan’s Heroes
Days of Glory
Halftime Happening