All-American Drum and Bugle Corps and Band Association

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Organized in Chicago in 1932, and meeting for the first time in 1933, All-American was for years the dominant force in the drum corps movement. Its purpose was "to foster, coordinate and perpetuate corps and bands and to extend recognition to individuals who are and have been outstanding in this movement." Somewhat allied to the American Legion with whom it shared many members, its annual conventions were held during the regular American Legion national conventions. (See All-American Association of Contest Judges.) By the mid-1960s, All-American had lost most of its influence in the contemporary drum corps movement.