John Philip Sousa's Christmas Gift to the United States.
We may think of "The Stars and Stripes Forever!" around Independence Day, but did you know it was written around Christmas?
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The Greatest Game In The World by John Philip Sousa
By Tapsbugler on April 3, 2020
From-“The Greatest Game in the World” by John Philip Sousa, Baseball Magazine, Vol II, Nr 4, February, 1909 America’s March King, John Philip Sousa, was…
Boy Scouts of America March by Sousa
By Tapsbugler on March 26, 2020
BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA MARCH BY JOHN PHILIP SOUSA Sousa wrote this march for the Boy Scouts of America after a request from Dr.…
The Evolution of Taps
By Tapsbugler on January 27, 2018
THE EVOLUTION OF TAPS The twenty-four notes we know as Taps has been in use in the US military since its origin in 1862. It…
THE EXPERIENCES OF A BANDMASTER
By Tapsbugler on February 14, 2016
THE EXPERIENCES OF A BANDMASTER By John Philip Sousa During eighteen years spent in playing music for the masses, twelve years in the service of…