WELCOME TO THE HALL OF BUCCANEER BANDS
⚓ BEFORE THE GREAT BUCCANEER BANDS OF THE 60’S… THERE
WAS THIS GROUP OF YOUNG MUSICIANS WHO STARTED IT ALL
PRESENTING THE FIRST BUCCANEER BAND OF 1930
Page 70 of the 1930 CC High School
yearbook that shows a picture of the first Buccaneer Band! ⚓
It was an idea whose time had come,
the brain child of Arthur Harris. He wanted to bring spirited band music to
football games. Imagine… almost 100 years ago, football games in Corpus Christi
were first graced by the uplifting sound of live band music echoing across the
field by the band that would later become the Corpus Christi High School — and
eventually Roy Miller High School — Buccaneer Band.
It was 1930 when the newly formed
“Bandits” Band first performed at Corpus Christi football games, and
considering it was their very first year, they did exceptionally well. The
“Bandits” not only performed at the games, but also appeared at many special
occasions throughout the community.
Besides members from the High School,
the band also included talented young musicians from Junior High who were
already being recognized as promising material for an even larger and better
“Bandits” Band in the years ahead.
Sadly, Corpus Christi yearbooks known
as “La Gaviota” from 1931 through 1941 are non-existent on Classmates.com. It
would have been wonderful to see how the band evolved during those years — the
uniforms, twirlers, traditions, and growing pageantry. Better yet, imagine actually
being there would surely have been nostalgic indeed!
By 1942, school traditions had grown
considerably for example, Favorites were designated as “Most Beautiful” and
“Most Handsome,” along with Best All-Around Girl and Boy and several runner-up
honors. Cheerleaders were then known as “Yell Leaders” and in 1942 included two
boys and four girls.
And as for the Buccaneer Band — by
1942 it had grown into an organization of more than 175 members under Drum
Major DeWitt McGee, and included three separate bands - Concert Band “A,”
Concert Band “B,” and the Marching Band.
From those early “Bandits” beginnings
came the proud musical traditions that was to become an integral part of the
Roy Miller Buccaneer legacy ⚓
PICTURE OF THE FIRST BUCCANEER BAND - 1930
THE 1959 - 1960 BAND OF THE BUCCANEERS
Collage of Entire 1959 - 1960 Buccaneer Band
Partial View of the 1960 Band Spread out in 3 Rows
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THE 1960 - 1961 BAND OF THE BUCCANEERS
Roy Miller High School 1960 - 1961 Buccaneer Band
Collage of Entire 1960 - 1961 Buccaneer Band
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THE 1961 - 1962 BAND OF THE BUCCANEERS
Collage of Entire 1961 - 1962 Buccaneer Band
Roy Miller High School 1962 - 1963 Buccaneer Band
Collage of Entire 1962 - 1963 Buccaneer Band
Collage of Entire 1963 - 1964 Buccaneer Band
Collage of Entire 1964 - 1965 Buccaneer Band
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THE 1965 - 1966 BAND OF THE BUCCANEERS
Roy Miller High School 1965- 1966 Buccaneer Band
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THE 1968- 1969 BAND OF THE BUCCANEERS
COMPLETE PICTURE IS NOT AVALIABLE
I PLAYED IN A BATTLING BUCCANEER BAND DURING THE 60'S WE WERE FABULOUS!
Part of the Roy Miller High School Fab 60’s Hall of Fame
Archive
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Certificate of Appreciation for the Buccaneer Band Twirlers 1959 through 1970 was presented on January 29, 2026
ROY MILLER TWIRLERS FOR 1959 ON LEFT & 1960 ON RIGHT
1959: Linda Crofford; Irys Denyer;
Sandy Cryer; Drum Major – Ted Garcia
1960: Linda Crofford; Sandy Cryer;
Pat Dickson; Irys Denyer
1961: Sandy Cryer – Head Twirler; Flossie Dean;
Judy Dugan; Minerva Tijerna; Carolyn Lira
1962: Flossie Dean;
Head Twirler – Amelia Garza;
Minerva Tijerina; Judy Dugan; Gloria Tijerina; Drum Major – Bill Whitener
ROY MILLER TWIRLERS FOR 1963 ON LEFT & 1964 ON RIGHT
1964: Sylvia Basaldua - Alt; Louise Hanson – Alt; Sharon Terry;
Cheryl Wilbur; Galy Whitehead;
Rosie Torres; Drum Major – Ramiro
Chavez; Assoc Drum Major - Mario Galindo
ROY MILLER TWIRLERS FOR 1965 ON LEFT & 1966 ON RIGHT
1965: Cheryl Wilbur; Sharon Terry;
Rosie Torres; Janice Hoskins;
Drum Major – Ben Rodriguez; Assoc
Drum Major – Juan Rangel
1966: Alice Rodriguez; Sharon Terry;
Susan Rigby; Janis Hoskins; Drum Major – Juan Rangel; Assistant Drum Major – Mary Sosebee
ROY MILLER TWIRLERS FOR 1967
ROY MILLER TWIRLERS FOR 1968
1968: Sitting - Lynn Harris; Liz Zey
Standing - (L to R) Susan Rigby; Norma Cavin. Debbie Maywald
ROY MILLER TWIRLERS FOR 1969
Part of the Roy Miller High School Fab 60’s Hall of Fame Archive
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