Originally founded in 1956 as the Rockford Rangers, the corps’ name was quickly changed after staff members heard the popular Leroy Anderson song, “The Phantom Regiment”. The corps has been a Drum Corps International World Championship Division I finalist every year since 1974 and the group earned its first World Championship in 1996.
Originally founded in 1956 as the Rockford Rangers, the corps’ name was quickly changed after staff members heard the popular Leroy Anderson song, “The Phantom Regiment”. The corps has been a Drum Corps International World Championship Division I finalist every year since 1974 and the group earned its first World Championship in 1996.
