The Pride of the South

The Pride of the South
The Pride of the South
School	The University of Mississippi
Location	Oxford, Mississippi, USA
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Founded	1924
Director	David Willson
Associate Director	Randy Dale
Assistant Director	Kevin Cole
Members	300+
Fight song	"Forward Rebels (The Rebel March)"

The Pride of the South is the name of the marching band at The University of Mississippi in Oxford, Mississippi. The full band plays at all Ole Miss home football games, and a smaller pep band is sent to most away games. The full band also travels to Ole Miss bowl games and Starkville, Mississippi when Mississippi State University hosts the Egg Bowl.The University of Mississippi Band has been giving outstanding performances in concert and in support of Ole Miss athletic events since it was organized in 1924. In addition to performing at all home football games and many away games, the marching band has attended numerous bowl games including the Sugar Bowl, the Gator Bowl, the Liberty Bowl, the Independence Bowl, the Peach Bowl, the Cotton Bowl, and more recently the Motor City Bowl in 1997, the Music City Bowl in 2000, the Independence Bowl in 1998, 1999 and 2002, the Cotton Bowl in 2004, 2009 and 2010, the Chick-fil-a Classic in 2014, the Peach Bowl in 2014, and the Sugar Bowl in 2016.

Ole Miss M set

In addition to the Marching Band there are several "Pep Bands" formed out of "The Pride of the South". These pep bands perform for numerous functions, such as the Walk of Champions, before each home game.

Another branch of the Ole Miss Band is the Ole Miss Basketball Band. The basketball band supports both Rebel Basketball teams at all home games after football season, as well as traveling to the SEC and NCAA tournaments annually. This group also performs at volleyball games throughout the year.

History

By as early as 1924, the UM Band was a small organization under the leadership of a selected student Director. The band was participating in football games, home and away, by the 1926 season. The Daily Mississippian reported that the group traveled by train to Memphis and Mississipp A&M, now Mississipp State, to cheer on the team.

The Daily Mississippian reporting on the creation of the first Ole Miss band in 1924.

Ole Miss Band 1925

[1] In 1928, Chancellor Alfred Hume appointed Roy Coats as the first Director of Bands with faculty status at the University. Coats’ initial marching band used instruments, uniforms and equipment donated by the National Guard. Not until 1934 did the Rebel Band own full dress uniforms, purchased by funds solicited by the general student body.

The UM Rebel Band performed at the 1958 World Music Festival in Kerkrade, Holland; where they won first place with distinction in both concert and marching competition. That same year, the Rebel Band was invited by Jules Farber, U.S. Representative of the World’s Fair in Brussels, Belgium. The band traveled to Europe again in the summer of 1966 with the Concert Singers and selected theatre students. While on the Music Theatre Abroad program, they studied and performed at some of the world’s leading cultural centers.

The Rebel Band has performed numerous times on Regional and National Television and has officially represented the University of Mississippi at Gubernatorial and Presidential Inaugurations. The University’s Wind Ensemble has performed on tour throughout Mississippi and were the guest performers of the Mississippi Bandmaster Association Clinics in 1988, 2002 and 2010. The Ole Miss Wind Ensemble was invited to perform at the College Band Directors National Association Southern Regional Conference in 1988.

The Ole Miss Band is composed of students from diverse courses of study such as Pre-Med, Criminal Justice, Engineering, Political Science, Journalism and countless others. The Pride of the South offers competitive scholarships for students of every major in the University, contingent upon funding. In 2010 Ole Miss hosted the College Band Directors National Association Southern Regional Conference, where both the Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Bands performed.

Directors

Name	Years
Roy Coats	1928-1936
Michael Whitfield	1936-1946
Paul Page	1946-1949
E.F. Yerby	1949-1950
Charles V. Mangurean	1950-1952
Lyle Babcock	1952-1966
Jim Ferguson	1966-1971
Luther Snavely	1971- 1987
Tom Waggoner	1987- 1991
David Willson	1991- Present

School songs

Grove Routine - Prior to every home game the "Pride of the South" gathers behind the grove stage and performs the grove routine. The grove routine includes Mr. Willson's Warm-Up/Hype Chorale, Rebel March (Forward Rebels), Go Rebs Go, Go Rebels Go, Rock and Roll (The Hey Song), and Swing Low Ole Miss.

Fight Song (The Rebel March) lyrics

Forward Rebels, march to fame, Hit that line and win this game, We know that you'll fight it through, For your colors Red and Blue -- Rah, Rah, Rah.

Rebels you're the Southland's pride, Take that ball and hit your stride, Don't stop 'till the victory's won, For your Ole Miss. Fight, fight for your Ole Miss.

Alma Mater

Written by Mrs. A. W. Khale and her husband in 1925.

Way down south in Mississippi, There’s a spot that ever calls

Where among the hills enfolded. Stand Old Alma Mater’s Halls.

Where the trees lift high their branches, To the whisp’ring southern breeze.

There is Ole Miss calling, calling, To our hearts fond memories.

With united hearts we praise thee, All our loyalty is thine,

And we hail thee, Alma Mater, may thy light forever shine;

May it brighter grow and brighter, And with deep affection true,

Our thoughts shall ever cluster ‘round thee, Dear Old Red and Blue.

My thy fame throughout the nation, Through thy sons and daughters grow,

May thy name forever waken, In our hearts a tender glow,

May thy counsel and thy spirit, Ever keep us one in this,

That our own shall be thine honor, Now and ever dear Ole Miss.

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References

University of Mississippi, "The Ole Miss" (1925). The Ole Miss Annual (1897-2013). 29. https://egrove.olemiss.edu/yearbooks/29

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[1] University of Mississippi, "The Ole Miss" (1925). The Ole Miss Annual (1897-2013). 29. https://egrove.olemiss.edu/yearbooks/29

Ole Miss Rebels football
Venues	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium (1915–present) Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium (alternate, 1941–96)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Alabama Arkansas Auburn LSU: Magnolia Bowl Memphis Mississippi State: Egg Bowl (Golden Egg) Tulane Vanderbilt
Culture & lore	History Billy Cannon's Halloween run Tony the Landshark "Forward Rebels" The Pride of the South The Grove The Blind Side
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
National championship seasons in bold

Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball
Venues	Old Gym (1929–1966) Tad Smith Coliseum (1966–2015) The Pavilion at Ole Miss (2016–present)
Culture & lore	Tony the Landshark "Forward Rebels" Ole Miss Pep Band "The Shot"
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21

Marching bands of the Southeastern Conference
Eastern Division	The Pride of the Sunshine (Florida) Georgia Redcoat Marching Band (Georgia) Wildcat Marching Band (Kentucky) Marching Mizzou (Missouri) Mighty Sound of the Southeast (South Carolina) Pride of the Southland Band (Tennessee) Spirit of Gold Marching Band (Vanderbilt)
Western Division	Million Dollar Band (Alabama) Razorback Marching Band (Arkansas) Auburn University Marching Band (Auburn) Louisiana State University Tiger Marching Band (LSU) Famous Maroon Band (Mississippi State) The Pride of the South (Ole Miss) Fightin' Texas Aggie Band (Texas A&M)