The Bluecoats Drum and Bugle Corps is a World Class (formerly Division I) drum and bugle corps based in Canton, Ohio, and founded in 1972; The Bluecoats are a member corps of Drum Corps International. The corps name stems from the origins of the organization, based out of the Canton Police Boys' Club, in honor of the police officers associated with that club. Greeted by fans with a distinctive crowd cheer of "Blooooooo", the Bluecoats are currently the top corps from Ohio by placement in finals and were the first Ohio corps to make finals when they did so in 1987.

Contents 1 Traditions 2 Shows by Year 2.1 1975 2.2 1976 2.3 1977 2.4 1978 2.5 1980 2.6 1981 2.7 1982 2.8 1984 2.9 1985 2.10 1986 2.11 1987 2.12 1988 2.13 1989 2.14 1990 2.15 1991 2.16 1992 2.17 1993 2.18 1994 2.19 1995 2.20 1996 2.21 1997 2.22 1998 2.23 1999 2.24 2000 2.25 2001 2.26 2002 2.27 2003 2.28 2004 2.29 2005 2.30 2006 2.31 2007 2.32 2008 2.33 2009 3 External links

[edit] Traditions

For many years the Bluecoats have been welcomed to the field and praised for their performance by long shouts of “Blooooooo,” perhaps the most recognizable act of audience participation in the drum corps activity. The stock statement of “They’re not booing; they’re blooing” is often used to explain it to confused spectators.

The signature "Blooo" began during Finals Week in 1987, when the corps was vying for its first-ever Top 12 appearance at the Drum Corps International World Championships. The corps' signature song of Autumn Leaves was the middle song of the repertoire in 1987 and included an expanded snare line. Featuring the original snare line plus the quad line and several pit ensemble members, the line's drum-to-drum stickwork at the end of the "drum break" led to a frenzied and fortissimo ending of the song that drove the crowd to their feet. The resulting "Blooo" and applause lasted a full 30-seconds before the corps was able to continue its finale. As such, the tradition was born. In 1988 the corps featured a record 20-snare drum-to-drum section in a reprisal of Autumn Leaves.

Like most drum corps, the Bluecoats hold an annual “home show” near their hometown. The Bluecoats’ home show is a part of the Pro Football Hall of Fame festival, a series of events leading up to enshrinement ceremonies; the Hall of Fame is also located in Canton, Ohio.

The corps song of the Bluecoats is Autumn Leaves. The corps first performed the ballad in 1987, also the same year the Bluecoats broke into DCI’s elite top twelve. The song has remained a part of the corps’ repertoire since then, even reappearing as part of their 1988 and 1998 shows. It can often be heard being performed during impromptu parking lot concerts following competitions.

[edit] Shows by Year

[edit] 1975

• Repertoire:
  • Fanfare And Coronation March
  • Variations On America
  • Gospel John
  • Livin' For The City

[edit] 1976

• Repertoire:
  • Quejada
  • Drum Fugue
  • I Believe (from Ice Castles)
  • Turkey In The Straw
  • Theme From Gold
  • Theme From SWAT
  • Bridge Over Troubled Water

[edit] 1977

• DCI Open Class
• Repertoire:
  • Le Coq D'Or
  • Porgy And Bess Medley
  • Carmina Burana
  • Bridge Over Troubled Water
  • Fanfare (from Quejada)
• Placement: 35th
• Score: 65.50

[edit] 1978

• DCI Open Class
• Repertoire:
  • Farandole
  • Corazón
  • Sweet Inspiration
  • Oklahoma Crude
  • Where He Leads Me
  • Stony End
  • Big Noise From Winnetka
  • New York, New York (from On The Town)
• Placement: 28th
• Score: 68.50

[edit] 1980

• DCI Open Class
• Repertoire:
  • Farandole
  • Left Bank Express
  • Encore for Jazz
  • Friends
  • Exodus
• Placement: 38th
• Score: 52.050

[edit] 1981

• DCI Open Class
• Repertoire:
  • Barnum
  • Aquarius (from Hair)
  • Encore for Jazz
  • Porgy and Bess Medley
• Placement: 31st
• Score: 59.600

[edit] 1982

• DCI Open Class
• Repertoire:
  • Compendium
  • Carnival
  • Aquarius (from Hair)
  • Root Beer Rag
  • Pavanne
• Placement: 33rd
• Score: 56.250

[edit] 1984

• DCI Open Class
• Repertoire:
  • Run Back to Mama
  • Night in Rome
  • Bugle Call Rag
  • Magnum Opus
  • For Your Eyes Only
• Placement: 29th
• Score: 66.600

[edit] 1985

• DCI Open Class
• Repertoire:
  • Run Back to Mama
  • Lover Man
  • Walk Between the Raindrops
  • Sunrise Lady
  • Race With the Devil on Spanish Highway
  • One Voice
• Placement: 28th
• Score: 70.200

[edit] 1986

• DCI Open Class Semifinalist
• Repertoire:
  • Hungarian Dance no. 5
  • Doodletown Fifers
  • Salt Peanuts
  • Everything Happens to Me
• Placement: 15th
• Score: 80.300

[edit] 1987

• DCI Open Class Finalist
• Repertoire:
  • Bye Bye Blues
  • Autumn Leaves
  • Body and Soul
• Placement: 11th
• Score: 85.700

[edit] 1988

• DCI Open Class Finalist
• Repertoire:
  • Old Black Magic
  • Take Five
  • Autumn Leaves
• Placement: 11th
• Score: 86.700

[edit] 1989

• DCI Open Class Finalist
• Repertoire:
  • Johnny One Note (from Babes in Arms)
  • My Funny Valentine (from Babes in Arms)
  • Sing Sing Sing
• Placement: 8th
• Score: 90.300

[edit] 1990

• DCI Open Class Finalist
• Repertoire:
  • Caravan
  • I Got It Bad and that Ain't Good
  • Don't Get Around Much Anymore
  • It Don't Mean a Thing if it Ain't Got That Swing
• Placement: 8th
• Score: 89.2

[edit] 1991

• DCI Open Class Finalist
• Repertoire:
  • Nutville
  • Palookaville
  • A Whiter Shade of Pale
• Placement: 11th
• Score: 84.400

[edit] 1992

• DCI Division I Finalist
• Repertoire:
  • A Day in the Life
    • Nowhere Man
    • Eleanor Rigby
    • The Long and Winding Road
    • Penny Lane
    • A Day in the Life of a Fool
    • The End
• Placement: 11th
• Score: 84.600

[edit] 1993

• DCI Division I Finalist
• Repertoire:
  • Standards in Blue-A Tribute to Dizzy Gillespie
    • All The Things You Are (from Till the Clouds Roll By)
    • 'Round Midnight
    • A Night in Tunisia
• Placement: 9th
• Score: 87.200

[edit] 1994

• DCI Division I Finalist
• Repertoire:
  • Blues
    • Things Ain't What They Used to Be
    • Blues for Alice
    • In a Sentimental Mood
    • Sandu
    • C Jam Blues
• Placement: 9th
• Score: 84.300

[edit] 1995

• DCI Division I Finalist
• Repertoire:
  • Homefront: 1945
    • Come Rain or Come Shine
    • Shippin Out
    • I'll Be Seeing You
    • Newsreel
    • Sing Sing Sing
• Placement: 7th
• Score: 89.500

[edit] 1996

• DCI Division I Finalist
• Repertoire:
  • American Celebrations
    • My Funny Valentine (from Babes in Arms)
    • Big Day in Bristol
    • Yankee Doodle Dandy
    • Strike Up The Band (from Strike Up the Band)
    • Prophet's Margin
    • Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
    • Auld Lang Syne
• Placement: 7th
• Score: 86.300

[edit] 1997

• DCI Division I Finalist
• Repertoire:
  • Midnight Blue...Jazz After Dark, The Bluecoats' Way
    • Harlem Nocturne
    • Moon
    • You and the Night and the Music

Placement: 11th Score: 85.600

[edit] 1998

• DCI Division I Finalist
• Repertoire:
  • The Four Seasons of Jazz
    • Winter
    • It Might as Well Be Spring
    • Summertime (from Porgy and Bess)
    • Autumn Leaves
• Placement: 10th
• Score: 87.100

[edit] 1999

• DCI Division I Semifinalist
• Repertoire:
  • Music of Chick Corea
    • Armando's Rhumba
    • Duende
    • Leprechaun's Dream
    • Celebration Suite
• Placement: 13th
• Score: 83.000

[edit] 2000

• DCI Division I Finalist
• Repertoire:
  • Threshold
    • Intro
    • And on the Sixth Day
    • The Witch
    • Air Antique
    • Finale
• Placement: 12th
• Score: 84.400

[edit] 2001

• DCI Division I Finalist
• Repertoire
  • Latin Sketches
    • Intro
    • Candelabra Rhumba
    • Red Cape Tango
    • Tango-Finale
• Placement: 8th
• Score: 90.750

[edit] 2002

• DCI Division I Finalist
• Repertoire:
  • Urban Dances
    • Sunrise
    • Paradise Utopia (from Concerto for Bass Trombone)
    • Reflection (Overture from Dancer in the Dark)
    • Pedal to the Medal (from Motor City Triptych)
• Placement: 7th
• Score: 91.500

[edit] 2003

• DCI Division I Finalist
• Repertoire:
  • Capture and Escape
    • Time To Take Back the Knights
    • Adagio for Theresa
    • Mediterraneo
    • Libertango
    • Code Name: Eternity
    • Original
• Placement: 7th
• Score: 90.750

[edit] 2004

• DCI Division I Finalist
• Repertoire:
  • Mood Swings
    • Ride
    • One Day I'll Fly Away (from Moulin Rouge)
    • Hunting Wabbits
• Placement: 6th
• Score: 92.125

[edit] 2005

• DCI Division I Finalist
• Repertoire
  • Caravan
    • Caravan
    • Incantation (from Cirque du Soliel)
    • Ombra (from Cirque du Soliel)
    • Hajj
• Placement: 5th
• Score: 94.450

[edit] 2006

• DCI Division I Finalist
• Repertoire:
  • connexus.
    • Roots of Coincidence
    • Distorted (from La Nouba)
    • My Heart and I
    • The Tihai
• Placement: 4th
• Score: 93.175

[edit] 2007

• DCI Division I Finalist
• Repertoire
  • Criminal
    • Battle Music
    • Small World
    • Room Service
    • Smooth Criminal
    • Hummingbrrd
    • Timbuktu
    • Every Breath You Take
• Placement: 7th
• Score: 94.05

[edit] 2008

• DCI World Class Finalist
• Repertoire:
  • The Knockout
    • On the Waterfront
    • The Boxer
    • Excerpts from the "Rocky" soundtrack
• Placement: 6th
• Score: 93.175

[edit] 2009

• DCI World Class
• Repertoire:
  • IMAGINE
    • Imagine
    • Children's Hour of Dream
    • Hunting Wabbits 2
    • Sky Blue
    • Haitian Fight Song
• Placement: 6th
• Score: 93.150

[edit] External links

• Official site
• Picture
• Picture (1981)
• Drum Corps International

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