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Thursday, November 6, 2014
Celebrating John Philip Sousa’s 160th Birthday
Legendary marching band composer John Philip Sousa was born in Washington, D.C. back in 1854. (AP)
On this day in 1854, legendary marching band composer John Philip Sousa was born in Washington, D.C.
Today also happens to be the birthday of Here & Now‘s Robin Young, so to celebrate the dual occasion we listened to some Sousa favorites with longtime Sousa lover Keith Brion, founder and director of the New Sousa Band.
According to Brion,”Harold Schonberg, who used to be a music critic for the New York Times, thought ["The Stars and Stripes Forever"] was the most perfect piece of American music ever written.”
“The Stars and Stripes Forever” was voted by Congress as America’s official National March.
Guest
- Keith Brion, founder and director of the New Sousa Band.
Other stories from Thursday's show
- Scientists Develop New Ways To Tailor Cancer Treatment
- Beyond The Ballot: Tuesday’s Winners And Losers
- Remembering The Battle Of Fallujah
- French Authorities Investigate Drones Sighted Over Nuclear Reactors
- What The Midterms Could Mean For The Economy
- Wolf Spotted In Grand Canyon Could Be Gray Wolf
- Celebrating John Philip Sousa’s 160th Birthday
- Ray Rice Seeks NFL Reinstatement
- Pale Male Still The Bird King Of Central Park
- President Obama Requests $6 Billion To Fight Ebola
- How Twitter Made #AlexFromTarget A Teen Idol
- Sierra Leone Struggles To Cope With Ebola Outbreak
- Republicans Won More Of Latino Vote: What Will That Mean For Immigration Reform?
- Full Rundown
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