The Black Dyke Band, formerly the Black Dyke Mills Band, is one of the oldest and best known brass bands. It was formerly the band of the Black Dyke Mills in Queensbury, West Yorkshire, England, a company owned by John Foster. Foster, a French horn player, joined with others in a small band in Queensbury in 1816. This band faltered but finally, in 1855, Foster and other musicians established the new mill band and outfitted it with uniforms made from the mill's own cloth. The band has remained active since that time, and still rehearses in its original rooms. The Lochgelly Band, a Scottish colliery band, circa 1890 A brass band is a musical group consisting mostly of brass instruments, often with a percussion section. ... There are several uses of the name Queensbury : A town in New York, United States. ... Yorkshire as a traditional county. ... Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area  - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 1st UK 49,138,831 377/km² Ethnicity... John Foster (1786 - 26 September 1846) a British architect. ... The horn is a brass instrument consisting of tubing wrapped into a coiled form. ...

The band has won many prizes and competitions over the years. In 1969, it released a brass band version of The Beatles' "Yellow Submarine" on Apple Records under the name John Foster & Sons Ltd. Black Dyke Mill Band. The single, backed with "Thingummybob", was produced by Paul McCartney; it was one of the first four singles released on Apple. The Beatles (L-R, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, John Lennon), in 1964, performing on The Ed Sullivan Show promoting their first U.S. hit song, I Want To Hold Your Hand, and ushering in the British Invasion of American popular music. ... Apple Records is a British record label. ... Paul McCartney, as photographed by John Kelley for the 1968 LP The Beatles (aka The White Album). Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE (born 18 June 1942) is a British singer, musician and songwriter, who first came to prominence as a member of The Beatles. ...

The Black Dyke Band has made many recordings including classical music. It has recorded with classical bass trombonist Douglas Yeo, and pop acts Tori Amos and The Beautiful South. Classical music is music considered classical, as sophisticated and refined, in a regional tradition. ... Bâ™­/F tenor trombone A lip-reed aerophone with a predominantly cylindrical bore, the trombone is a musical instrument in the brass family. ... Tori Amos Tori Amos (born Myra Ellen Amos on August 22, 1963 in Newton, North Carolina, USA) is an American singer-songwriter. ... The Beautiful South are a British pop group formed at the end of the 1980s, from the ashes of Hull group The Housemartins. ...

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