I can help a wee bit.........Satan's Angels were one of mid-wests powerful senior corps in their time (pre 60's) .......They folded in 1960 from what I have been told, due in part to the fact that many members of the corps wanted to go to what I believe was Legion Nationals in Miami but the powers to be did not want to........I do believe that particular year their were some corps that went to Miami that the corps had beaten.......As for the competitions in Bellefontaine, I can remember my buddy telling me in 1959 that he went and in competition to name a few were, Reilly Raiders, Archer-Epler Muskateers, Kewanee Black Knights and a few other reknowned corps I know I'm forgetting.......In fact, rumour has it that Reilly and Archie were up to their old tricks.....I believe it was Reilly who told Archie to go on with their best 40 horns and they would do the same....Again, rumour has it Archie did BUT Reilly took the field with like 60 horns...Again, that is rumour.......In 1964, Mr Bill Ellis of Satan's Angels fame, started a junior corps in Bellefontaine Ohio called 'Angels of Ohio' of which I was a member from 1966 until their demise in early 1969......That's when they merged with the Marion Cadets and had quite a corps for several years.......From the years 1966 thru 1968 we had the best of the best on our instructional staff, with the likes of Tru Crawford on brass arranging and Larry McCormick on drums........In the early 70's our horn instructor and former Satan's Angels lead soprano, Mr Dick Sloan, went to and instructed the Racine Kilties for a few years........With him went a few of the junior corps horn players who had the privilage of marching with the Kilts for those few years......I am currently trying to collect as much info on the Angels junior corps as possible.....To my knowledge there was only one professional recording made, which I do have, and that was done in 1968, Woodstock Illinois by Ken Kobalt......I am currently trying to collect scores from some of the contests we were in, already succeeding in obtaining American Legion and VFW state competition scores.....Have talked to Bud Parker and Mike Pease who have ran the Michigan City Indiana competition for years......We had competed there I know at least 2 if not all 3 years I marched with the corps........Since Mr Ellis and Mr Sloan are boh deceased, and former members that I have talked to haven't any information at all, I'm trying to accumulate what I can........Any questions or any information anyone has, feel free to e-mail me......Thanks......
Who were the Satan's Angels of Bellefontaine Ohio
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