Tuskegee: The First HBCU Marching Band 🪶 You ever wonder where those legendary HBCU halftime shows came from? The drum majors, the dancers, the booming horns that shake the whole stadium? It all started right here — at Tuskegee. Back in 1890, when Tuskegee was still a young institute, a group of students came together and formed a band. No fancy uniforms. No spotlight. Just pride, rhythm, and soul. By 1906, Tuskegee already had a full 35-piece band and an orchestra — long before most schools ev