| In Memoriam  George
H. Tuthill died Oct. 19, 2001. Tuthill was inducted into the Drum & Bugle Corps Hall of Fame in 2000. He worked as a freelance percussionist,
arranger, and educator in New York from 1962-78 and performed with Jamie Abersal,
Mike Vax, Bob Brookmeyer, the Four Freshman, Pete Christlieb, Wille Thomas, Don
Menza and Urbie Green. He was Edie Adams drummer from 1970-72 and played a variety
of Off-Broadway shows. He was a member of the PAS Marching Percussion Committee
and International Drum Rudiment Committee. Tuthill Instructed several drum corps
including the Hawthorne Caballeros, Garfield Cadets, Cavaliers, Bridgemen, Anchormen
(UK), Sky Ryders and the Argonauts. He also worked as Product Development Consultant/Staff
Clinician for Slingerland Drum Co. and wrote percussion parts for over 250 published
marching band arrangements. |
