Ohio State Drum Major Articles

New York Times
By Joe Drape
September 2002

"The Best Damn Band in the Land," as it is known, is the 225-member, all-brass Ohio State Marching Band, first formed in 1879. One of the crowd-pleasers in its repertory is "Hang on Sloopy." The song was performed by The McCoys, an Ohio group, and evolved into the Buckeyes' game-day and them and eventually the state of Ohio's official rock song. It was heard for the first time at the O.S.U.-lllinois game on Oct. 9,1965, and has rocked the stands ever since.



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	New York Times By Joe Drape September 2002 "The Best Damn Band in the Land," as it is known, is the 225-member, all-brass Ohio State Marching Band, first formed in 1879. One of the crowd-pleasers in its repertory is "Hang on Sloopy." The song was performed by The McCoys, an Ohio group, and evolved into the Buckeyes' game-day and them and eventually the state of Ohio's official rock song. It was heard for the first time at the O.S.U.-lllinois game on Oct. 9,1965, and has rocked the stands ever since.