The University of Alabama is a school with many traditions. This article describes several of these traditions.
The Million Dollar Band performing at a football game
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The Million Dollar Band is the official marching band of the University of Alabama. Founded in 1912, the Million Dollar Band is the largest student organization at the University of Alabama. The band
University of Alabama traditions
…Alabama's elephant mascot is known as "Big Al". The Million Dollar Band, the University of Alabama's marching band, was founded in 1912 with 14 members under the direction of Dr. Gustav Wittig. In 1917, the band became a…
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The band performing its pregame show prior to a football game in 2010.
The MDB performs side-by-side with the Clemson marching band prior to the 2008 Chick-fil-A College Kickoff.