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Band alumnus selected for World Drum Corps Hall of Fame
Posted 8/14/2012 Updated 8/14/2012
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by SMSgt. Joe Jackson
The U.S. Air Force Band
8/14/2012 - ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- SMSgt. (Ret.) John Bosworth, a percussionist with The U.S. Air Force Band from 1958 through 1986, will be inducted into the World Drum Corps Hall of Fame, and will receive the organization's prestigious President's Lifetime Achievement Award on Saturday, Sept. 1.
A native of Williamsport, Penn., Bosworth's drumming career spans two centuries and nearly 70 years. He has performed in 28 countries, from the Azores to Wales, from Austria to Australia, and has taught in countries such as Switzerland, Scotland and Oman. He has played for a wide range of world leaders, from Queen Elizabeth to former Soviet Premiere Nikita Khrushchev. He has performed in front of 11 U.S. Presidents, from Harry Truman to George Bush.
During his illustrious 28-year U.S. Air Force Band career, he performed with the Drum Corps, was the percussion instructor and lead snare drummer for the Pipe Band, and was a 12-year member of the Ceremonial Brass.
In addition to his duties with the Air Force Band, Bosworth instructed drum corps such as the Williamsport Black Eagles, Milton Keystoners, Esquires, and the VIPs from Washington, D.C. After his Air Force retirement, he founded and directed the American Originals Fife and Drum Corps, which brought innovative rudimental drumming and visual effects to a traditional medium.
A true "American Musical Ambassador," Bosworth's career later led him to Switzerland, where he taught the world renowned Top Secret Drum Corps from Basel. Following this, he originated, directed, and instructed the Royal Guard Drum Corps of the Sultanate of Oman for seven years.
The World Drum Corps (WDC) Hall of Fame is a non-profit organization honoring those individuals who have contributed significantly over many years to the development and continuing excellence drum and bugle corps activity. The organization also seeks to preserve the history of the drum and bugle corps movement in North America by selecting a noteworthy junior and all age (senior) corps of the decade.
Since its founding in 1976 by the late Vince Bruni of Rochester, New York, membership in the WDC Hall of Fame has grown from six charter members to 459 regular and associate members from the United States and Canada. These members have contributed to the activity across North America, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Switzerland, the Middle East, South Africa and Japan.
The induction ceremony is one of several events being held during Drum Corps Associates' annual championship tournament in Annapolis. Hall of Fame events include an exhibit of memorabilia during the social hour before the luncheon and induction ceremony, which are open to members of the general public. For ticket information visit the Hall of Fame website.
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