The Golden Band from Tigerland is the first marching band to ever receive a Grammy nomination. The band recorded the album Full Circle with alum Sean Ardoin last spring, and it’s received a nod as Best Regional Roots Music Album. LSU Band Director Dr. Kelvin Jones says it’s historic.
“I don’t know how many marching bands you can say are in existence that can say they are Grammy nominated. And the Golden Band from Tigerland can happily say they’re one of the first to achieve such a monumental accomplishment like this,” said Jones.
Jones says when Ardoin approached him about the idea he assumed it would be one song, but it ended up being an entire album. And now Ardoin is releasing a double vinyl album, that’s of course purple and gold and 15% of the proceeds will go to the band for scholarship and more.
Audio Player“And that’s going to have like instrumentals, so just only Tiger Band playing, and a couple of bonus tracks on there as well,” said Jones.
The 65th Grammy Awards will be presented on February 5th and Jones says he plans on being there and fingers crossed he and Sean Ardoin will bring home some hardware. But in the meantime, Jones says just the nomination is a huge honor.
“Not just LSU but also just Tiger Band and those who have worn that uniform throughout these decades and years. It’s a huge source of pride for that, so really excited,” said Jones.
You can find the album Full Circle wherever you download music and pre-order the double vinyl album at SeanArdoin.com
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