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Music Education is Vital in our schools

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The High School Band Directors National Hall of Fame

Dr. Watie Riley Pickens

Finest Band Directors in the US

Finest Band Directors in the US

 

The National High School Band Directors Hall of Fame was co-founded in 1985 by Dr. Watie Riley Pickens and Mr. Bobby Lee Cude. It was organized for the purpose of recognizing and honoring outstanding high school band directors. There are no fees, dues or costs to the recipients of the honors and awards.

The National High School Band Direc

 

The National High School Band Directors Hall of Fame was co-founded in 1985 by Dr. Watie Riley Pickens and Mr. Bobby Lee Cude. It was organized for the purpose of recognizing and honoring outstanding high school band directors. There are no fees, dues or costs to the recipients of the honors and awards.

The National High School Band Directors Hall Of Fame is a non-profit privately funded honorary society open to all persons who qualify professionally and show an interest in meeting the stipulations for membership regardless of race, gender, sexual preference or political affiliations. It is cost free to the honorees, and a laurel for their careers and an endorsement of their musical acumen and accomplishment. The National High School Band Directors Hall of Fame exemplifies significant achievement in band teaching. We are committed to the advancement of music education through research, the commissioning of band literature, performance, teaching and the educational development of the band director and the band student.

Finest Band Directors in the US

Finest Band Directors in the US

Finest Band Directors in the US

 

Dr. Watie Riley Pickens, co-founder of the National High School Band Directors Hall Of Fame, says"...."The world of music, made up of writers, arrangers, performers, conductors, teachers, and equally important the patrons, must seek its immortality in the young, for as greatness emerges, so does the final curtain--for us all. The Nationa

 

Dr. Watie Riley Pickens, co-founder of the National High School Band Directors Hall Of Fame, says"...."The world of music, made up of writers, arrangers, performers, conductors, teachers, and equally important the patrons, must seek its immortality in the young, for as greatness emerges, so does the final curtain--for us all. The National High School Band Directors Hall Of Fame exists for the primary purposes of honoring those that teach, guide, and lead young musicians in the formation of their musical interests--some to be appreciators, others to enter the world of music as a career--and make the world a prettier place for all of us to live".

Dr. Pickens served as the Executive Director of the NHSBD Hall of Fame from 1985 until 2004. He was previously the Director of Graduate Studies at Stetson University in DeLand, Florida. He is a graduate from Oklahoma State University. He received the Doctorate Degree from the University of Florida.

Bobby Lee Cude

Finest Band Directors in the US

Bobby Lee Cude

 

Mr. Bobby Lee Cude, co-founder of the National High School Band Directors Hall Of Fame, says"...High school bands make-up the largest body of public performers in our nation , performing in every community all across America from coast-to-coast entertaining thousands and thousands of people every week, even millions of people around the 

 

Mr. Bobby Lee Cude, co-founder of the National High School Band Directors Hall Of Fame, says"...High school bands make-up the largest body of public performers in our nation , performing in every community all across America from coast-to-coast entertaining thousands and thousands of people every week, even millions of people around the world when their performances are televised by the major networks in such events as the Rose Bowl Parade . Beautifully costumed, well choreographed these high school marching bands are in show business in a big way! What would a parade be without them, they are an American tradition! "

Mr. Cude is a graduate from Murray College in Tishomingo, Oklahoma as well as Oklahoma State University in Stillwater, Oklahoma. He established the Cude & Pickens Music Publishing Company in 1978 


Welcome Directors to the Hall of Fame. See the nations best band directors

 

The National High School Band Directors Hall of Fame maintains the sole objective of recognizing and promoting our nations outstanding high school band directors.  Our organization recognizes the importance of all band areas including concert, marching, jazz, band literature, band research, and solo & ensemble events.  Additionally, we are an advocate for the teaching of band in our public schools and focusing on the educational significance of band in the school curriculum.

Music Education enhances the education development of every child.

The National High School Band Directors Hall of Fame exemplifies significant achievement in band teaching through consistent excellence on the concert stage, outside performance arena or jazz hall  We are committed to the advancement of music education through research, the commissioning of new band literature, performance, teaching, and the educational development of the band director and the band student. 

The National High School Band Directors Hall of Fame is a privately funded organization.

Dr. Boone at Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

Dr. Boone gives an overview of the National High School Band Director's Hall of Fame at the famed Springer Opera House in Columbus, Georgia

Hall of Fame Members

Dr. Ronald Demkee

Mr. Richard Hinkle

Dr. Ronald Demkee

Pennsylvania

1982

Demke

Mr. Ken Kay

Mr. Richard Hinkle

Dr. Ronald Demkee

California

1984

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Mr. Richard Hinkle

Mr. Richard Hinkle

Mr. Richard Hinkle

Pennsylvania

1985

Hinkle

Mr. Harlan Daubert

Mr. Larry Guilliouma

Mr. Richard Hinkle

Pennsylvania

1986

Dr. William Foster

Mr. Larry Guilliouma

Mr. Larry Guilliouma

Florida

1986

Foster

Mr. Larry Guilliouma

Mr. Larry Guilliouma

Mr. Larry Guilliouma

Texas

1987

Guilliouma

Mr. William Ingram

Mr. William Ingram

Mr. William Ingram

California

1988

Ingram

Mr. Warren Sperry

Mr. William Ingram

Mr. William Ingram

Illinois

1988

Sperry

Mr. Harry Simon

Mr. William Ingram

Mr. James Kusserow

New York

1989

Simon

Mr. James Kusserow

Mr. James Kusserow

Mr. James Kusserow

California

1990

Kusserow

Mr. Frank Hughes

Mr. James Kusserow

Mr. Frank Hughes

New Jersey

1991

Hughes

Dr. Oliver Boone

Mr. James Kusserow

Mr. Frank Hughes

Georgia

1992

Boone

Mr. Matt Brown

Dr. Charles Bullard

Dr. Charles Bullard

South Carolina

1992

Brown

Dr. Charles Bullard

Dr. Charles Bullard

Dr. Charles Bullard

Michigan

1992

Bullard

Mr. Dale Davidson

Dr. Charles Bullard

Dr. Wayne Kawakami

Ohio

1992

Davidson

Dr. Wayne Kawakami

Dr. Wayne Kawakami

Dr. Wayne Kawakami

Hawaii

1992

Kawakami

Mr. Robert Nygaard

Dr. Wayne Kawakami

Mr. Robert Nygaard

California

1992

Nygaard

Dr. Jeffrey Tower

Dr. Wayne Kawakami

Mr. Robert Nygaard

California

1992

Tower

Mr. Michael Davis

Mr. Gilbert Lettow

Mr. Gilbert Lettow

Florida

1993

Davis

Mr. Gilbert Lettow

Mr. Gilbert Lettow

Mr. Gilbert Lettow

Iowa

1993

Lettow

Mr. Randal Harwell

Mr. Gilbert Lettow

Ms. Mary Richardson

Alabama

1994

Harwell

Ms. Mary Richardson

Ms. Mary Richardson

Ms. Mary Richardson

Ohio

1994

Richardson

Mr. William Hickman

Ms. Mary Richardson

Mr. William Hickman

Alabama

1995

Hickman

Mr. Michael Ward

Ms. Mary Richardson

Mr. William Hickman

Ohio 

1996

M. Ward

Mr. Paschal Ward

Mr. David Daigneault

Mr. David Daigneault

Georgia

1996

P.Ward

Mr. David Daigneault

Mr. David Daigneault

Mr. David Daigneault

Mississippi

1997

Daigneault

Mr. Vincent Rosse

Mr. David Daigneault

Dr. J. Maynard Wettlaufer

Georgia

2001

Rosse

Dr. J. Maynard Wettlaufer

Dr. J. Maynard Wettlaufer

Dr. J. Maynard Wettlaufer

New York

2001

Wettlaufer

Mr. A. Harold Blankenship

Dr. J. Maynard Wettlaufer

Mr. A. Harold Blankenship

Alabama

2001

Blankenship

Mr. Robert Barr

Dr. J. Maynard Wettlaufer

Mr. A. Harold Blankenship

Georgia

2004

Barr

Mr. Donald Clark

Dr. George Corradino

Dr. George Corradino

Georgia

2004

Clark

Dr. George Corradino

Dr. George Corradino

Dr. George Corradino

Georgia

2004

Corradino

Lt. Col. Hal Gibson

Dr. George Corradino

Lt. Col. Hal Gibson

Washington, D.C.

2005

Gibson

Ms. JoAnn Hood

Dr. John M. Long

Lt. Col. Hal Gibson

Tennessee

2005

Hood

Dr. John M. Long

Dr. John M. Long

Dr. John M. Long

Alabama

2005

Long

Ms. Carol Lutte

Dr. John M. Long

Dr. John M. Long

Pennsylvania

2005

Lutte

Mr. William Pharris

Mr. Frank Butenschon

Mr. Frank Butenschon

Georgia

2005

Pharris

Mr. Frank Butenschon

Mr. Frank Butenschon

Mr. Frank Butenschon

Georgia

2006

Butenschon

Mr. Randolph Lindsey

Mr. Frank Butenschon

Mr. Randolph Lindsey

Georgia

2006

Lindsey

Mr. A.R.McAllister

Mr. A.R.McAllister

Mr. Randolph Lindsey

Illinois

2006

McAllister

Mr. Tim Zabel

Mr. A.R.McAllister

Mr. Lewis Jones

Georgia

2006

Zabel

Mr. Lewis Jones

Mr. A.R.McAllister

Mr. Lewis Jones

Florida

2007

Jones

Dr. William Revelli

Mr. John Philip Sousa

Mr. John Philip Sousa

Indiana

2007

Revelli

Mr. John Philip Sousa

Mr. John Philip Sousa

Mr. John Philip Sousa

New York

2007

Sousa

Mr. Virgil Spurlin

Mr. John Philip Sousa

Mr. Virgil Spurlin

Arkansas

2007

Spurlin

Mr. Cecil Wilder

Ms. Deborah Bradley

Mr. Virgil Spurlin

Georgia

2007

Wilder

Ms. Deborah Bradley

Ms. Deborah Bradley

Ms. Deborah Bradley

Georgia

2008

Bradley

Dr. Robert Rumbelow

Ms. Deborah Bradley

Ms. Deborah Bradley

Georgia

2008

Rumbelow

Mr. G. Truman Welch

Mr. G. Truman Welch

Mr. G. Truman Welch

Alabama

2009

Welch

Mr. Henry Einfeldt

Mr. G. Truman Welch

Mr. G. Truman Welch

Texas

2009

Einfeldt

Mr. Frank Mancini

Mr. G. Truman Welch

Mr. Frank Mancini

California

2009

Mancini

Mr. Johnny Folsom

Mr. Earl Shaffer, Jr.

Mr. Frank Mancini

Georgia

2010

Folsom

Mr. Earl Shaffer, Jr.

Mr. Earl Shaffer, Jr.

Mr. Earl Shaffer, Jr.

Virginia

2010

Shaffer

Mr. Archie Sharretts

Mr. Earl Shaffer, Jr.

Mr. Earl Shaffer, Jr.

Georgia

2013

Sharretts

Mr. Mike Nakasone

Mr. Mike Nakasone

Mr. Mike Nakasone

Hawaii

2013

Nakasone

Mr. Bruce Dinkins

Mr. Mike Nakasone

Mr. Mike Nakasone

Texas

2013

Dinkins

Mr. Ed Watkins

Mr. Mike Nakasone

Mr. Bud McCormick

Alabama

2013

Watkins

Mr. Bud McCormick

Mr. Chadwick Kamei

Mr. Bud McCormick

New Jersey

2013

McCormick

Mr. Woody Leonard

Mr. Chadwick Kamei

Mr. Chadwick Kamei

Georgia

2018

Leonard

Mr. Chadwick Kamei

Mr. Chadwick Kamei

Mr. Chadwick Kamei

Hawaii 2019

Hawaii

2019

Kamei

Mr. William "Bill" Belcher

Mr. William "Bill" Belcher

Mr. William "Bill" Belcher

Georgia

2023

Belcher

Mr. Jeffrey Rowser

Mr. William "Bill" Belcher

Mr. William "Bill" Belcher

Georgia 

2023

Rowser

 





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