Sheet Music, 1964 "Heidi" Drum Cadence

Date

10-11-1964

Director

• Jerry Mitchell

Files

Description

The first cadence written by alumni Jerry Mitchell was "Heidi" (October 11, 1964 and November 30, 1964), bringing rudimental drumming to Jacksonville State College. Jerry Mitchell was a member of the Southerners drum corps 1964-1969. "Heidi" is the drum cadence that is used to march onto the field (now in 2026) at Marching Southerners Alumni reunion games.

Mr. Jerry Mitchell on the title: “I remember when I was on campus as a freshman everybody would say “Howdy! Howdy! Howdy!” I just kind of made a play on that, and it didn't make a lot of sense, but I love it. Everybody assumed it was a girl, instead of a play on howdy.”

The original documents were loaned by Jerry Mitchell and digitized in March 2026.

Is Part Of

JSU Marching Southerners Collection

Location

The original materials were loaned by Jacksonville State University alumni Jerry Mitchell. The physical items were digitized March 2026 and returned to Mr. Jerry Mitchell.

Rights

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Recommended Citation

Jerry Mitchell, "Sheet Music, 1964 "Heidi" Drum Cadence" (1964). History & Memorabilia. 2.
https://digitalcommons.jsu.edu/music_archive_southerners_hist/2