Saturday, November 6, 2021

Nov. 6: John Philip Sousa, American composer

BORN NOVEMBER 6:

John Philip Sousa (1854-1932) American composer known as "The March King"--he wrote 136 of them! He also wrote light operas, waltzes, and even novels, but he is best remembered for such glorious bombasts as "The Stars and Stripes Forever," "Semper Fidelis," and "The Washington Post."


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