ABOUT THIS BOOK

John Philip Sousa (1854-1932) is an American icon. Most famous for his military marches, the composer-bandmaster led a disciplined group of devoted musicians on numerous American tours and around the world, shaping a new cultural landscape. Paul E. Bierley documents every aspect of the "March King's" band: its history, its star performers, its appearances on recordings and radio, and the problems they faced on their 1911 trip around the world. Enhanced by more than 120 images and photographs, The Incredible Band of John Philip Sousa also contains six statistical appendixes detailing where the band played, a complete list of musicians, instrumentation of the band, program listings, and a discography

AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY

Paul Edmund Bierley is the world's leading Sousa authority. He is the author of The Works of John Philip Sousa, John Philip Sousa, American Phenomenon, and other books on Sousa and band music.

REVIEWS

Received the 2007 Association for Recorded Sound Collections Award for Excellence in Historical Recorded Sound Research, under the heading of “Best Discography.”

— Association for Recorded Sound Collections Award for Excellence in Historical Recorded Sound Research, under the heading of “Best Discography.”

TABLE OF CONTENTS

CONTENTS
 List of illustrations
 Introduction
 Acknowledgments
 Chapter 1 The Legacy
 Chapter 2 Sousa's Band, 1892-1932 
 Chapter 3 A Closer Look at the Band 
 Chapter 4 Stars 
 Chapter 6 Sousa and Recording 
 Chapter 7 Sousa and Radio 
 Chapter 8 Around the World in 1911 
 Chapter 9 Lighter Moments 
 Appendix I Where the Band Played 
 Appendix II All-Time Roster of Sousa's Band 
 Appendix III The Makeup of the Band
 Appendix IV Typical Sousa Band Programs 
 Appendix V What the Band Played 
 Appendix VI Discography 
 Bibliography
 Index