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Changing up the act

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I University of Arizona and University of Michigan bands
II Grambling University band
III Florida A&M University band
IV Carol Channing
V Florida A&M University band
VI Ella Fitzgerald, Carol Channing, Al Hirt and the U.S. Marine Corps Drill Team
VII University of Michigan band and Woody Herman band
VIII University of Texas band
IX Mercer Ellington and Grambling University bands
X Up With People
XI Los Angeles Unified All-City band and crowd participation
XII Tyler Apache Belles, Pete Fountain and Al Hirt
XIII Ken Hamilton and various Caribbean bands
XIV Up With People
XV Southern University band and Helen O’Connell
XVI Up With People
XVII Los Angeles Super Drill Team
XVIII University of Florida and Florida State University bands
XIX U.S. Air Force band: “Tops in Blue”
XX Up With People
XXI Southern California-area high school drill teams and dancers
XXII Chubby Checker, Rockettes and 88 grand pianos
XXIII Elvis Presto, South Florida-area dancers and performers, and 3-D effects
XXIV Pete Fountain, Doug Kershaw and Irma Thomas
XXV New Kids on the Block
XXVI Gloria Estefan, Brian Boitano and Dorothy Hamill
XXVII Michael Jackson
XXVIII Clint Black, Tanya Tucker, Travis Tritt, and Wynonna and Naomi Judd
XXIX Tony Bennett, Patti LaBelle, Arturo Sandoval and the Miami Sound Machine
XXX Diana Ross
XXXI Blues Brothers (Dan Akroyd, John Goodman and Jim Belushi), James Brown and ZZ Top
XXXII Boyz II Men, Smokey Robinson, Martha Reeves, Temptations and Queen Latifah
XXXIII Stevie Wonder, Gloria Estefan, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy and tap dancer Savion Glover
XXXIV Phil Collins, Christina Aguilera, Enrique Iglesias, Toni Braxton and an 80-person choir
XXXV Aerosmith, N’Sync, Britney Spears, Mary J. Blige and Nelly
XXXVI U2
XXXVII Shania Twain, No Doubt and Sting
XXXVIII Janet Jackson, Justin Timberlake, P. Diddy, Kid Rock and Nelly
XXXIX Paul McCartney
XL The Rolling Stones
XLI Prince
XLII Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
XLIII Bruce Springsteen and the E Street band
XLIV The Who
XLV Black Eyed Peas
XLVI Madonna
XLVII Beyoncé, Destiny’s Child
XLVIII Bruno Mars and The Red Hot Chili Peppers
XLIX Katy Perry, Lenny Kravitz and Missy Elliot
50 Coldplay, Beyoncé and Bruno Mars

Carol Channing, Super Bowl VI
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Blues Brothers, Super Bowl XXXI
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Bruno Mars, Super Bowl XLVIII
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MEET THE PRODUCERS

Ricky Kirshner, a nine-time Emmy-award-winning producer and a winner of both a Peabody and Edward R. Murrow Award, will produce his sixth Super Bowl halftime show this week. When the last piece of confetti falls, Kirshner will tie Walt Disney Co. for the most Super Bowl halftimes produced.

Producer (years) No. of halftime shows
Ricky Kirshner (RK Productions) (2010, 2011, 2013-2016) 6
The Walt Disney Co. (1977, 1984, 1987, 1991, 1995, 2000) 6
Don Mischer Productions (2005-2009) 5
Radio City Entertainment (1988, 1993, 1996, 1998, 1999) 5
Jim Skinner Productions (1972, 1974, 1975, 1981) 4
Up with People (1976, 1980, 1982, 1986) 4

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