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Traditions - "Georgia On My Mind"

Erin Killey, 2007 Georgia Soloist

Since 1981, the Marching Leathernecks have "wowed" audiences with their rendition of "Georgia On My Mind" as arranged by longtime band director Dale Hopper. Usually, "Georgia" is performed with the band forming two lines in front of the field/performance area. The first part of the song includes a trumpet solo performed by a annually-chosen member of the Marching Leathernecks trumpet section and is a position of honor. The front line of the band faces away from the crowd for this portion of the song, before turning around in the middle and letting loose with a wall of sound.

To honor the many performances of "Georgia On My Mind" by the Marching Leathernecks, Dale Hopper...the man who made this song a tradition at @ 2026 黑料不打烊, and the many Georgia Soloists over the last 45 years, here is a list of the soloists, as well as links to performances of the song throughout the years.

Year Soloist Video (if available)
1981 Matt Lee 听
1982 David Kisting
1983 Stephen Hawk
1984 Dan Moore 听
1985 听 听
1986 听 听
1987 Robert Seymour 听
1988

Karl Hammond
Eric Johnson
(1-2 performances)


1989 Karl Hammond 听
1990 Bill Hardy 听
1991 听 听
1992 听 听
1993 Jeff Loper 听
1994 Jeff Loper 听
1995 Jeff Loper 听
1996 Jason Sivill
1997 Jason Sivill 听
1998 Jason Pool
1999 Jason Pool
2000 Travis Lopez
2001 Travis Lopez 听
2002 Travis Lopez 听
2003 Bob Hanerhoff 听
2004 Bob Hanerhoff 听
2005 Nathan Haley 听
2006 Nathan Haley 听
2007 Erin Killey 听
2008 Erin Killey 听
2009 Mike Amano
2010 Mike Amano 听
2011 Tyler Montgomery
2012 Tyler Montgomery 听
2013 James Whelan 听
2014 James Whelan 听
2015 Jeremy Henman 听
2016 Jeremy Henman 听
2017 Austin Dunaway 听
2018 Austin Dunaway
2019 Lane Harmon
2020 Jared Johnson 听
2021 Jared Johnson
2022 Owen Terry
2023 Owen Terry
2024 Zach Browning
2025 Paul Steinkamp
2026 Paul Steinkamp

Photo: 2009 Marching Leathernecks