April in Paris (song) inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. On this recording, trumpeter Thad Jones played his famous "Pop Goes the Weasel" solo, trombonist Benny Powell performed his much noted bridge, and Basie directs the band to play the short chorus "one more time" and then "one more once." The song is also featured in the film "Blazing Saddles" from 1974, being played by Count Basie in a cameo appearance. Basie's recording is also featured in the video game "Grand Theft Auto IV", on the fictional jazz radio station JNR 108.5. April in Paris (song) "April in Paris" is a popular song
Famous Maroon Band form of cheer (usually Go State or Hail State) before exiting the field. Famous Maroon Band The Famous Maroon Band is the name of the marching band at Mississippi State University in Starkville, Mississippi. The Maroon Band plays at all Mississippi State home football games and sends at least a pep band to a majority of the football away games. Typically, the full band also travels to bowl games, the Egg Bowl against the University of Mississippi, and at least one other away game per season. The band was formally established in 1902 at what was then called Mississippi A&M