James D'Amico (2)
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Jim D’Amico had a drum corps career that spanned two decades from 1949 to 1969. He was a lead soprano for both the Holy Name Cadets and St. Joseph Cadets before graduating to the senior ranks as both instructor and lead soprano for such top-ranked corps as The Caballeros, New York Skyliners Drum And Bugle Corps and Ballantine Brewers. He also served as executive director, horn instructor and music arranger for The Cadets Drum And Bugle Corps (Garfield Cadets). On the contest field, he was a field horns judge with the All American, National and Eastern States judging associations. Professionally, Jim was a restaurant owner for many years in the Garfield area prior to retiring. Jim was born and raised in Garfield, New Jersey, and followed his older brother, Sal into the corps. He also has a cousin, Carmine who marched Cadets. He and his lovely wife Carol have three children; son Jim Jr., and daughters Kristen and Lisa. Jim and Carol are the proud grandparents of eight grandsons. He has accrued many honors as a horn player, instructor, and corps director, including: The Cadets Drum And Bugle Corps Hall of Fame, The Buglers Hall of Fame, The New Jersey Hall of Fame, the World Drum Corps Hall of Fame (1994) and the DCA Hall of Fame. He was horn instructor for many east coast corps, including: St. Lucy's Cadetsof Newark, Doremus Post of Hackensack, The Ballantine Brewers of Newark, The L.I. Kingsmen, and most recently, The The Caballeros Alumni Corps. During his marching years he probably became best known for being one of the featured soloists for The Caballeros in the early 60s. Jim will be forever remembered as the man who made the tough decision to field a female color guard. The Cadet's continued to rise in competitive stature during his watch, as he astutely assembled an instructional staff of highly talented people. Jim was and is a giant in the drum corps world, but to The Cadets his greatest accomplishments were as Director of our corps.