The All American Trumpeters
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The All American Trumpeters, now known as The Trumpeteers, started life as a small marching band in Sunflex
, Alabama
, USA. No exact date of establishment has been proved but it is believed to be around 1880/1885. It is known that, in 1901, the group made a brief visit to the UK and played a fund-raising show in the Shropshire
village of Myddle
. The group did not visit the UK again but are still going strong (with no original members) in the USA as the Trumpeteers
Over the years, various members left and there was a tradition of their sons taking their place. The first female member (Valaida Snow http://www.npr.org/programs/jazzprofiles/archive/women_1.html did not join the group until 1954 by which time the group was known simply as The Trumpeteers.
, Bill Clinton
(on sax) and Jerry Seinfeld.
Coffee County, Alabama
Coffee County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. Its name is in honor of General John Coffee. As of 2010 the population was 49,948. Its county seats are Elba and Enterprise....
, Alabama
Alabama
Alabama is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. Alabama ranks 30th in total land area and ranks second in the size of its inland...
, USA. No exact date of establishment has been proved but it is believed to be around 1880/1885. It is known that, in 1901, the group made a brief visit to the UK and played a fund-raising show in the Shropshire
Shropshire
Shropshire is a county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes, the county is a NUTS 3 region and is one of four counties or unitary districts that comprise the "Shropshire and Staffordshire" NUTS 2 region. It borders Wales to the west...
village of Myddle
Myddle
Myddle, also known as Mydle, Middle, ', M'dle, Meadley and Medle is a small village in Shropshire, England about 10 miles north of Shrewsbury, the county town of Shropshire. Myddle lies in the parish of Myddle with Broughton-le-Strange...
. The group did not visit the UK again but are still going strong (with no original members) in the USA as the Trumpeteers
Over the years, various members left and there was a tradition of their sons taking their place. The first female member (Valaida Snow http://www.npr.org/programs/jazzprofiles/archive/women_1.html did not join the group until 1954 by which time the group was known simply as The Trumpeteers.
Guest stars
They regularly have guest members and in recent years these have included Louis ArmstrongLouis Armstrong
Louis Armstrong , nicknamed Satchmo or Pops, was an American jazz trumpeter and singer from New Orleans, Louisiana....
, Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton
William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton is an American politician who served as the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. Inaugurated at age 46, he was the third-youngest president. He took office at the end of the Cold War, and was the first president of the baby boomer generation...
(on sax) and Jerry Seinfeld.