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The Glory of the Yankee Navy (1909) was actually extracted from one of Sousa's popular operettas. About Sousa
Sousa's Band
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The Glory of the Yankee Navy (1909) was actually extracted from one of Sousa's popular operettas. About Sousa
Sousa's Band
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Updated 09 Sep 2008
John Philip Sousa was born in 1854 in Washington, D.C. and died in 1932. He worked as a theater music and conducted the U.S. Marine Band before starting his own civilian band in 1892. He wrote over 136 marches, several operettas and hundreds of other pieces.
Before the Rolling Stones or the Beatles... they were the first musical act to travel more than a million miles and perform for more than a million people.
Did Sousa add the "USA" to his name? 
It is arguably the most famous march in the world and it's certainly one of the best! It is recognized by the U.S. government as the official march of the United States (