Sunday, July 11, 2010

John Philip Souza

Jane remembers being taken by her father to Iowa City to hear John Philip Souza.  He had formed his own band which, between 1892 and 1931 toured the United States.  He died in 1932.  Here's another picture of him available from Wikipedia from a 1940 stamp.

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  1. UnknownJuly 27, 2010 at 9:15 PM

    76 Trombones led the Big Parade
    With a Hundred and Ten Cornets right behind
    And there were rows and rows of the finest piccolos....

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