Joe Schmids has participated in drum and bugle corps activity for more than 50 years, beginning with the Yearsley Blackhawks in Philadelphia in 1956. He was a well-known lead soprano player for such corps as “Reilly Raiders, the United States Marine Corps drum and bugle corps and Yankee Rebels. He also served as horn instructor with Haddonfield Royaleers and Palmyra Challengers.
