re: Clemson and LSU Bands Who stole from whom?

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I have the proof. I was in the GBFT from '62 - '67 when Bill Swor came to LSU and hired John Edmonds as the arranger. It was Edmonds and Swor who developed the pre-game show, rearranged ALL the fight songs, bought the rights and introduced "Hey Fighting Tigers" (a tune from a Broadway show) and subsequently wrote some of the finest arrangements for marching band that have ever been heard. The next time the chills run down your spine when you hear the notes of "Hold That Tiger" that starts the pre-game show, that's John Edmonds! John was not a Clemson knock-off; he hardly needed to copy anything from anybody. You'll never see John's name anywhere, at least I haven't, but he is a true hero for LSU. And perhaps I should mention that in the 60's we never heard of Clemson, or UGA for that matter. On the other hand, LSU was winning football games and so was the band. The band was selected the best college band in the nation and performed at the East=West Shrine game in San Francisco. A few years later it was voted the best in the nation by other band directors, and has consistently been regardedas the all collegebest in the SEC. Copy from Clemson? I don't think so. If you don't believe me, ask Charlie Roberts.

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