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Kailey Patterson, University of Alabama band to march in Rose Bowl Parade

Performance will be televised on ABC, NBC

By Kevin Hieronymus
Kailey Patterson (right) of Princeton will be marching with the University of Alabama's "Million Dollar Band" in the Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasedena, Calif. on New Year's Day. The band will also perform during halftime of the Rose Bowl game and at Disneyland.

Kailey Patterson (right), of Princeton, will be marching with the University of Alabama's "Million Dollar Band" in the Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena, California, on New Year's Day. The band will also perform during halftime of the Rose Bowl game and at Disneyland. (Photo provided by Kailey Patterson)

Princeton’s Kailey Patterson and the University of Alabama marching band are giving a new meaning to Roll Tide.

Alabama’s famous “Million Dollar Band” will march in the 125th Tournament of Roses Parade on New Year’s Day in Pasadena, California. It is believed to be the first time in school history the band has marched in the parade.

The Tournament of Roses Parade will start at 10 a.m. Monday, Jan. 1, and be televised on ABC and NBC.

The Crimson Tide band also will perform on primetime during halftime of the Rose Bowl in the national semifinal game between Alabama and Michigan at 4 p.m.

The band, which previously traveled to Atlanta to perform in the SEC championship game, also will perform at Disneyland.

Patterson is a freshman from Princeton and was a member of the PHS band. She is on an academic scholarship at Alabama and had to try out for the Crimson Tide Band, which is 400 members strong.