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| Ashley Strickland sang the Lady Antebellum hit "American Honey." |
With a still-slow economy and school budget cuts, athletic teams as well as organizations are having to reach out to the community to raise money for their expenses. Saturday, the Royal Kingsmen Band took advantage of their biggest asset, the talented participants, for a fundraiser.
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| Jack and Hannah Davidison are former Royal Kingsmen band members. Tyler (right) is a member this year. The family performed "I Then Shall Live" from the Gather Vocal Band. |
The "Royal Band Jam" was held at the high school auditorium. In the lobby, orders were being taken for car tags and magnets. See your favorite band member or dazzer on how to purchase one. Inside, a near sellout crowd got to see a variety of musical numbers.
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| Roy Struble provided guitar as John Carr sang The Fray's "Cable Car." |
After a welcome by band director Louis Foster, the band and dazzlers marched in and performed the National Anthem. It was then time for the show.
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| The BCHS Percussion Ensemble debuted a new cadence called "Puttin' Out The Cat." |
The dazzlers got to show off their dance moves with two numbers. Audience members got to hear how the band warms up during one of the numbers played by the percussion ensemble.
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| Not only was Kayla Gale Trice on stage during the Dazzlers dance numbers, she also sang Carrie Underwood's "Temporary Home." |
This year's halftime show will be Elvis themed. A taste of the show came with a band performance of "Can't help falling in love with you."
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| Wiline Foster, wife of Louis Foster, has taught countless children how to play the piano. Saturday she performed "Hymne." |
Two numbers were family affairs as Jack, Hannah, and Tyler Davidson sang the gospel song "I Then Shall Live" by the Gather Vocal Band while Katie and Amber Burton performed "For Good" from the musical Wicked.
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| Katie and Amber Burton sang "For Good" from the popular musical Wicked. |
The BCHS Alma Matter and Fight Song ended the show. During his closing comments, Foster said funds raised from the evening would go towards new uniforms and other expenses.
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| Heath Fowler, Zack Songer, and Craig Moyer had two drum cadence performances. |
As he did earlier in the evening, Foster made mention of the program saying "Royal Band Jam 1." He asked the audience if they were interested in a second show.
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| After serving as emcee, Matthew White sang. Phillip Odom played bass guitar and Cody Butts joined on regular guitar. |
Applause indicated an emphatic "YES." So Saturday could be the first of several "jams" by this group of very talented musicians and perfomers.
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| Audience members stand during the playing of the alma matter. |
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