Word: band
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Hail to the Chief, burst out the familiar tones of the Marine Band in the St. Paul station. Mr. and Mrs. Coolidge made their way through the crowd, accompanied by a reception committee, and were whisked off to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Kellogg, where they spent the night...
Short wave work, especially within the 20 meter band will be the chief concern of the organization during 1925-26. President Fahnestock said yesterday...
John Philip Sousa is recognized as one of the most gifted and authoritative band conductors in the country and his spirited and tuneful melodies have won a deserved popularity the world over. He early showed evidence of marked musical talent and started his work as a conductor at the age of 17. In 1880 he became the leader of the United States Marine Band and held that position until 1892, when he organized and directed his own personal organization...
Sousa and his band have gone on many extensive tours, several times to Europe and two times around the world. During the war Lieutenant Sousa joined the navy and became the director of a band at the Great Lakes Naval Training Station, Great Lakes, Ill. At one time his band there was the largest group of musicians that had ever played under the direction of one conductor and became nationally known...
Each season Lieutenant Sousa and his band make an extended tour of the United States, playing in all the larger cities. His band, while known chiefly for its rendition of march tunes, includes in its programs more pretentious compositions from the operas and symphonies. Iieutenant Sousa is known chiefly as a composer of marches of these his "Stars and Stripes Forever" is perhaps the most famous. His marches "Washington Post" and "Liberty Bell" are equally as well known...