American Woodmen Cadets

Other Names:Tom Powell Post #77

St. Louis, MO United States
Founded: 1935

Inactive Junior

Year	Position	Score	Theme/Songs
1965			La Virgen de la Macarena * Where Or When (from Babes In Arms) * God Of Our Fathers * Thunderer March * Love is a Many-Splendored Thing * Bess, You Is My Woman Now (from Porgy and Bess) * Summertime (from Porgy and Bess) * It Ain't Necessarily So (from Porgy and Bess) * Basin Street Blues * The Birth of the Blues

Position 200+ indicates Division II, Position 300+ indicates Division III, Position 400+ indicates Mini Corps.

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Tom Powell American Legion Post #77 was instrumental in bringing the concept of competitive marching music to the St. Louis community through the development of the Spirit of St. Louis senior drum and bugle corps, and mentored the famed American Woodmen Cadets junior corps programs. The Tom Powell Post Junior Drum and Bugle Corps was organized ion Sept.1, 1935, to help curb juvenile delinquency in and around the neighborhood and to provide music to the Post members marching in the American Legion parade held in St. Louis, MO.

The corps as a competitive group won many honors, including perennial Missouri State championships and placing in the top 10 of numerous national conventions. The corps was the only black corps in the country participating in the American Legion National competition.

Excerpts from Jill Tutt's "Arts and Military Connections: American Legion Tom Powell Post #77 celebrates 100 years" July 2, 2019

Members (6)

Member Name	Section	Years Involved
Farrell, George	solo soprano	1960 to 1969
McPherson, Wallace	1st soprano	1955 to 1965
Moore, Reggie	French Horn	1971 to 1976
morrow, james	baritone horn	1960 to 1962
Owens , Lionel	Second Baritone	1960 to 1962
Walker, Fred	brass line (soprano)	1955 to 1959