Northern Thunder Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 A friend of mine just emailed me to find out if I know the origin of the song "Quejada", which has been featured on the drum corps field over the decades. Any help would be appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimF-LowBari Posted November 3, 2013 Share Posted November 3, 2013 Hope you find out Brain, all I know I it sounded a heckuva lot like "Miserlou"..... And it was fun to play for a opening number in 76/77..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Thunder Posted November 3, 2013 Author Share Posted November 3, 2013 I also thought was it sounded quite a bit like Miserlou, Jim. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimF-LowBari Posted November 3, 2013 Share Posted November 3, 2013 (edited) I also thought was it sounded quite a bit like Miserlou, Jim. Interesting that Bluecoats and Westshoremen played Quejada as an opener the same years. Later Larry Hershman went from Westshore to Bluecoats as Business Manager but that was in the 80s. Don't think we had any connection to the 'coats in the mid 70s. Edit: re-read and see it's a Truman Crawford arrangement which could explain why we had it. Got that from corpsreps and those are the only corps listed as playing Quejada. I remember a Central PA HS band playing it in the mid 80s but that was probably a band with connections to Westshore. OK weirder still as I googled "Quejada" and found a link to 76 Bluecoats show. Same arrangement... Edit #2 missed the link: http://www.drumcorpsplanet.com/forums/index.php/topic/151469-a-40th-anniversary-present-to-bluecoats/ Yeah I know no answer, just more questions..... Edited November 3, 2013 by JimF-LowBari Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Scott Posted November 3, 2013 Share Posted November 3, 2013 The song which sounds very similar to Quejada and has been played by numerous drum corps from the 50's to the present is Miserlou. Here's the Jim Ott Brass Ensemble playing it in 2012. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5jtfp-QFU_E Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FTNK Posted November 3, 2013 Share Posted November 3, 2013 That was...pretty terrible 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu Posted November 4, 2013 Share Posted November 4, 2013 That was...pretty terrible According to you they are terrible compared to....? A ‘professional ensemble’ such as Here Come the Mummies or the Harry Connick Jr. Band? A touring DCI ensemble like the Blue Devils, Carolina Crown, or Phantom Regiment which rehearses 12 hours a day, every day? Or compared to a set of individuals who get together when and where they can, such as a community band? I, for one, thought they were far from being terrible; especially when placed in proper context of who these people are and what they accomplish with this ensemble apart from their day jobs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corpsband Posted November 4, 2013 Share Posted November 4, 2013 From http://kennethsnoeck.com/Kenneth_Snoeck_Music/Marching_Arrangements.html ... Quejada, Kenneth Snoeck. This is a parade tune done in a Spanish style originally written in the early 70’s and published by Charter. I have recently been able to have the rights returned to me and can now make it available in a new edition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeD Posted November 4, 2013 Share Posted November 4, 2013 (edited) From http://kennethsnoeck.com/Kenneth_Snoeck_Music/Marching_Arrangements.html ... Quejada, Kenneth Snoeck. This is a parade tune done in a Spanish style originally written in the early 70’s and published by Charter. I have recently been able to have the rights returned to me and can now make it available in a new edition. The popularity of Larry Kerchner and his work with the Muchachos in the 70's (that he redid as published band charts) generated a seemingly endless series of Spanishy sounding tunes for marching bands throughout the 70's. Just about EVERY band was using them. When I was doing a lot of band judging in the late 70's and 80's we used to joke that any band NOT playing a Spanish tune got an extra 5 points in score! (it was a joke). Edited November 5, 2013 by MikeD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olddawg Posted November 4, 2013 Share Posted November 4, 2013 (edited) . Edited January 30, 2014 by olddawg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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