Heralded across the country as The Show Band Of The Southland, The Alcorn State University Marching Band is one of the finest college bands in the nation. Under the direction of Samuel Griffin and Randolph Johnson, the band has grown both in numbers and popularity during the past years.

Its 200 members consist of more than 160 instruments, three wonderfully talented twirlers, four awesomely agile drum majors known as "THE FANTASTIC FOUR", the twenty-four member "PURPLE FLASHERS" flag corps, and nine young ladies who makeup the renowned and ever popular "GOLDEN GIRLS".

Many bands are known for separate components: some can march and play, but can't dance. Some can dance, but can't play. Some don't have talented and beautiful members in their dance troupes, but the Alcorn State University "SOUNDS OF DYN-O-MITE" has it all.

The band has performed before crowds at Soldier Field in Chicago, the Astrodome in Houston, the Los Angeles Coliseum, Texas Stadium in Dallas, Milwaukee County Stadium, Philadelphia Stadium, LADD Stadium in Mobile, the Orange Bowl in Miami, the Superdome in New Orleans, the RCA Dome in Indianapolis, Giant Stadium in New Jersey, the Edward Jones Dome in St. Louis, and the Silverdome in Pontiac. In 1975, it was the first college band to perform in the Superdome. It has also performed during halftime for the New Orleans Saints, Atlanta Falcons, and Detroit Lions.

The Marching Band participates in inaugural parades for governors of Mississippi, and members of the band participated in President Jimmy Carter's Inaugural in 1977. The "SOUNDS OF DYN-O-MITE" perform in civic functions and parades regularly throughout the state of Mississippi.