The Advocate LSU band director Roy King didn't plan on a life in music; now it's 'the ... The Advocate But now, the office once occupied by former Director of Bands Frank Wickes belongs to King, who captained the LSU band's drumline under Wickes in the early 1980s. In 1996, King came back to LSU as a graduate assistant. Now, he's in his fifth year as ... Continue reading...