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John Philip Sousa's America - The Patriot's Life in Images and Words (Book)
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John Philip Sousa's America - The Patriot's Life in Images and Words (Book)
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Book & CD. John Philip Sousa was the Beatles of his day --
America's first big superstar: conductor of over 14,000 concerts,
composer of a hundred hit tunes, and author of three Broadway
musicalsrunning at the same time! In 1900, he was the best-known
musician in the world, living among presidents, corporate giants,
and movie stars. Even today, millions hear and love his music.
Schools, stages, highways, statues, and events are named after him.
"The Stars and Stripes Forever" is the National March of the United
States of America. Yet there was also a mystery about him: although
he was the first to attempt a world tour with a 65-piece band, he
never spoke to his audience. Just who was John Philip Sousa? This
book tells the story about what made Sousa, SOUSA -- a story that
his great-grandson John Philip Sousa IV is uniquely qualified to
tell. This intimate portrait brings Sousa to life -- who he was,
why he was driven to succeed, his love of country -- and explores
his life and times through hundreds of photos, cartoons, short
stories, news clippings, quotes, sheet music covers, and magazine
ads, collected in family scrapbooks, the Sousa Archive in the
Library of Congress, and U.S. Marines archives. This book also
includes a bonus compact disc recording featuring The March King's
most beloved works performed by his successors with "The
President's Own" U.S. Marine Band and a rare archival track of
Sousa's own voice, introducing his band and playing his beloved
"The Stars and Stripes Forever". The book reveals a
quintessentially American story: It is the story of being born to
poor immigrant parents and through immeasurable hard work, talent,
and self-motivated drive, succeeding beyond dreams. But it is also
a very personal story of a man with a vision: a man who saw great
music ultimately as being from the heart and who sought to bring
this music -- not just his own -- to the world. This is a
compelling portrait of a great American: a heartfelt story that
will resonate for generations to come.
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