Jeff Queen Blue Knights DCI snare solo 1st Place 1994

Jeff Queen scored a 97.00 to take 1st Place with this performance of his snare solo "Tribute" at DCI finals. This was his first of two consecutive national championship performances. I shot this video at the I&E competition in Boston, MA in 1994. More info on other placings and scores can be found at rudimentaldrumming.com.

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• 1994
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[jsk8drummer]

did he march anywhere besides BK?

[gbrhythm]

@jsk8drummer Oh yeah. Canton Bluecoats, Velvet Knights, Santa Clara Vanguard and University of North Texas. Jeff was also an original member of BLAST!

[speck1311]

@FleugenFlagen He did not march Star, Nick Angelis did

[rdepaz626]

Dude! I'd like to say, "God bless you." But i see that sh*t has already happened!...like 2 yrs before I marched. Kudos!

[RCRhythm]

@gbrhythm Jeff followed Ralph to BK in '93. There's video of it on YouTube.

[seaner766brooks]

He marched with Star of Indiana after marching with me in SCV in 1992. BK in 1994.

[gbrhythm]

@FleugenFlagen I'm not sure that is correct. There is no mention of that in Jeff's Bio from his website, plus, the 1993 DCI Snare Individual record shows him in 7th place, with a score of 93.50, with the affiliation of the Blue Knights.

[larryryals44]

Wow, an I&E snare solo that's actually musically and rhythmically interesting and engaging and performed w/in a metric structure. Well done. Wish there were more like it.

[RCRhythm]

I'm glad that Queen has become a sort of unofficial spokesperson for drum corps-style snare drumming. Sometimes people who aren't great at something become associated with it through sheer circumstance. But Queen really is a super-talent. And I, for one, am thankful to have had him and a handful of other cats to really emulate over the years.

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