Stars and Stripes Forever March
Enjoy this very early recording of John Philip Sousa's most famous
Although pinning down exactly when this recording was made is difficult, the presence of both the early-style Edison National Phonograph Company announcement (" . . . at Edison's Laboratory") and original handwritten record slip (see below) date it from late 1897 to early 1898, which places it among the earliest known recordings of this the official march of the United States.
Original handwritten record slip on stamped paper.
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To learn more, see:
- An article about Sousa courtesy of the "The President's Own" - The United States Marine Band.
- The history behind Sousa's writing of the Stars and Stripes Forever, and
- A list of Sousa's (over 200) compositions (along with many music excerpts), presented by The Dallas Wind Symphony.
- Sousa's philosophy regarding writing marches courtesy of American Treasures of the Library of Congress.
