RED WING, Minn. (FOX 9) - The historic Sheldon Theater is hosting dozens of alumni from the storied McDonald’s All-American High School Band during their annual reunion.

McDonald’s All-American High School Band playing again

The backstory:

During the 1960s, public relations consultant Al Golin approached McDonald’s founder Ray Kroc with the idea of taking the best high school musicians from across the country and forming a band to perform for the nation.

"Ray bought into it right away, and in 1967, the band was born," said John Parker, a three-time drum major for the band.

The band consisted of 104 musicians, two from each state, including the District of Columbia, and one student from the Virgin Islands and another from Puerto Rico.

"The concept was, hey, we had all-stars in spo

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