Tag: marching band history
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From Flag Swingers to World Champions: Dobyns-Bennett’s Color Guard Tradition
The Dobyns-Bennett Band traces its beginning to 1926, when Professor S.T. “Fess” Witt organized the first school band and helped launch what would become one of Kingsport’s proudest traditions. By the fall of 1940, the band was already growing in size, visibility, and community support. Fourteen years after its founding, Dobyns-Bennett added a new visual…
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