The Tennessee State University Aristocrat of Bands will not travel to the Tigers football game Saturday at Lindenwood or on Oct. 19 to Howard due to financial issues, according to a letter from ...

Marching bands have a storied history on the Grand Ole Opry's stage. However, Grammy-winning marching bands — especially those from historically Black colleges and universities — do not. That all ...

That all changes on Tuesday, April 4 when Tennessee State University's recent Best Roots Gospel Award-winning Aristocrat of Bands debuts at the Grand Ole Opry. The band's legacy of firsts — the ...