J. Wayne Hudson marched in the Sky Ryders drumline from 1979-1982. He received his B.M.E. from SWOSU in Weatherford, OK where he studied with Dr. Cort McClaren and Dr. David Bessinger. He has taught bands and drumlines since 1985, earning High Drum Awards at the Oklahoma Band Masters Association Championships and at the State Fair Parade. His percussion ensembles have performed at the Oklahoma Percussion Festival and received Superior ratings at District and State Competitions. He has been percussion instructor at Blackwell High School and Northern Oklahoma College for the past 24 years. He has been head band director at Blackwell for the past 8 years, recently taking the band to perform at the Alamo Bowl.