Figure 1.--There appear to have been many Scout bands in the 1910s and 20s, but they become much less common in the 1030s.

American Scout groups formed bands in the 1910s and 1920s, apparenttly following the European or at least British pattern. Some were quite large and appear to have been serious efforts. I'm not sure at what kind of events they played at, but they must have performed at some non-Scout events. There does not seem to have been any specialized uniform items for these bands. Scout bands appear to decline in popularity during the 1930s. There appear to have been few if any Scout bands by the 1940s. In more recent years HBU has not noted Scout bands. Many U.S. Scout units, however, have continued to maintain drum and bugle corps.