Purdue All-American Marching Band

The Purdue "All-American" Marching Band (or AAMB) is the marching band of Purdue University and performs at Purdue Boilermakers football games. The AAMB is also the official band of the Indianapolis 500 race, having held the position since 1919.

Purdue "All-American" Marching Band
SchoolPurdue University
LocationWest Lafayette, IN
ConferenceBig Ten
Founded1886
DirectorJay Gephart
Assistant DirectorsMax Jones, Pamela Nave, Matt Conaway, Douglas Fletcher
Members450
Fight song"Hail Purdue!"
Uniform
Websitewww.purdue.edu/bands/ensembles/aamb/

Since the founding of the band in 1886, the group has grown from an original 5 members to 389 members.

Notable features of the band include the Purdue Big Bass Drum, the Purdue Golden Girl featured twirler, and the "Block P", which is the first marching band field formation created in 1907.

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