At 13, John Philip Sousa, like many boys of his day, wanted to run away and join the circus. Seeing how badly his son wanted to perform, his father, Antonio, a trombonist in the U.S. Marine Corps band ...

John Philip Sousa had been a conductor since 1878 and had been a musician since about 1861. The Famous Sousa Band, his own organization, has been in existence for nearly forty years and for the twenty ...

For many, summer celebrations would be nothing without hearing John Philip Sousa’s The Stars and Stripes Forever. The 1896 march conveys images of flags waving, parades, and the sense that everything ...

When asked about his age, Ronald D. Anzalone told me he was 161 years old. He was speaking as John Philip Sousa, a composer long-faded from the public’s collective memory. Sousa’s music is everywhere ...

Sousa around 1915, about a decade after he first decried "mechanical music." Library of Congress John “The March King” Philip Sousa knew a thing or two about popular music. That’s why he foresaw our ...

Jane van Middlesworth Sousa, ca. 1880s. Scott Schwartz John Philip Sousa at the Great Lakes Naval Training Center in 1917. Sigmund 'The Great Lafayette' Neuberger as John Philip Sousa in 1911. The ...

The USA Marine Band with conductor John Philip Sousa, who wrote "The Stars and Stripes Forever" as well as numerous marches, waltzes and songs. (Keystone/Getty Images) John Philip Sousa’s “The Stars ...

“The Stars and Stripes Forever” and other cherished marches from American composer John Philip Sousa will be heard across the country on the Fourth of July next week, so what better place to watch ...

Think of holiday parades, think of strutting bands and John Philip Sousa’s stirring martial music such as “Stars and Stripes Forever” and “Semper Fidelis.” “John Philip Sousa (1854-1932) has traveled ...

How many Broadway shows has John Philip Sousa been in? John Philip Sousa has appeared on Broadway in 1 shows. How many West End shows has John Philip Sousa been in? John Philip Sousa has not appeared ...