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Artist: Sousa's Band
Author: John Philip Sousa
Label: Berliner
Year: 1897
This ex bandmaster of the US Marine Corps (until 1892) was America's most famous march composer while encouraging individual showmanship as soloists, like at the end of this one. "A march should make a man with a wooden leg step out". One of the founding fathers of ASCAP.
Covers:
Frankie Laine [vocal version, with Sousa lyrics]
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band [title track album]
If you noticed blunt omissions, mis-interpretations or even out-and-out errors,
please let me know:
Arnold Rypens
Rozenlaan 65
B-2840 Reet (Rumst)