'A trumpet player by trade, Freddie Jones plays the national anthem before each of the Dallas Cowboys' home games at AT&T Stadium.' From 2014.
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"I didn't know there was another instrument. Is there another instrument?" he asks, in a serious tone."Seriously, my mom bought me a trumpet; by my junior year in high school I bought myself a new one from playing. I never thought about it all." Tommy Loy was the first trumpet soloist to helm the national anthem duties for the Dallas Cowboys, and did so for an impressive 22 years. After his death seven years ago, the tradition ended. And perhaps it was the subsequent soloists and singers that filled those shoes, but the national anthem became vocalized, and the audiences eventually stopped singing along.
As someone with a resume that would impress any musician, critic or anyone within earshot of his performances, Jones easily won over the producers. He's since been the official national anthem soloist for every home game this season.
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