Tops In Blue

Tops In Blue
Tops in blue
Tops In Blue performing at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas
Background information
OriginUnited States Air Force
Years active1953–2016
Past membersJerry Van Dyke[1]
Terry Weeks[2]
Kahlil Ashanti[3]
Sinbad[1]
Lane McCray[citation needed]
Websiteweb.archive.org/web/20051221203207/http://www.topsinblue.com:80/

Tops In Blue was a touring performance ensemble made up of active duty members of the United States Air Force formed in 1953.[4] For 63 years, Tops in Blue traveled to more than 20 countries to perform more than 120 times each year for airmen and families around the world.[5] Each year, they performed in front of more than 250,000 military personnel and their families, presenting an average of 120 performances at 100 locations worldwide throughout the United States, Canada, Europe, Central America, and the Pacific.[6]

  1. ^ a b "Springer Journal: 'Tops in Blue'... A Super Bowl Event". January 27, 2005. Retrieved February 7, 2011.
  2. ^ Senior Airman Benjamin Stratton (October 6, 2010). "Coming together in true Scandinavian style". Archived from the original on December 25, 2010. Retrieved February 13, 2011.
  3. ^ Kahlil Ashanti at IMDb
  4. ^ "Air Force performance group, 'Tops in Blue,' staging free show in Monterey Feb. 8". January 27, 2011.
  5. ^ Erin Tindell (January 31, 2011). "Tops in Blue to perform at Super Bowl XLV". Air Force Personnel, Services and Manpower Public Affairs. Archived from the original on July 19, 2012. Retrieved February 7, 2011.
  6. ^ "Tops in Blue". October 17, 2005. Archived from the original on April 12, 2010.