The Knights Drum And Bugle Corps

The Knights Drum and Bugle Corps - known at different times as the Kewanee Black Knights (1951-1964), Geneseo Knights (starting 1971), or Quad City Knights was an American drum and bugle corps originally based in Kewanee, Illinois, and later in Geneseo, Illinois and the Quad Cities region of Illinois and Iowa. The corps was founded in the 1930s, sponsored by the American Legion Post in Kewanee, Illinois. During the 1950s and 1960s they frequently participated in national competitions. In 1965-66 it was re-established as a youth group. After this the corps went through several relocations and name changes, and despite further competitive success it became inactive in 1995.