FFA Moment: 1948 National FFA Chorus and Talent Debut
The National FFA Chorus and National FFA Talent debuted at the 20th National FFA Convention in Kansas City, Mo., in 1948.
The National FFA Chorus and National FFA Talent debuted at the 20th National FFA Convention in Kansas City, Mo., in 1948.
Members find a close connection between agriculture and music.
Concert bands have been a fixture at the National FFA Convention since 1947, when the first official band was selected from FFA member tryouts. But that wasn’t the first band to play at the convention. An FFA band from Fredericktown, Ohio, performed in Kansas City at the fifth convention in 1933. Remarkably, two members of that band are still living – Linden Scheff (pictured above, left) and Neil Overly – and they attended a recent ceremony that recognized Fredericktown as the home of the FFA jacket. Overly, a retired farmer, turned 100 on Nov. 8. Here, he discusses his FFA experience and the [...]
Joe LaJoye retires after 25 years as the National FFA band Director.