One hundred years ago this week, Milwaukee threw a birthday bash for the biggest rock star in America. Well, maybe not a rock star — 1924 was a few decades before rock 'n' roll. But John Philip Sousa ...

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Performance Today host Fred Child about the life and music of John Philip Sousa, "the March King." Sousa was born in Washington, D.C., 150 years ago. Sousa is perhaps ...

John Philip Sousa marches like "The Stars and Stripes Forever" will be played a lot in the coming days. Celebrating The Music Of John Philip Sousa In honor of the Fourth of July, Here & Now‘s Robin ...

Newspapers, we all agree, are not what they were. The thing we don't agree on is why. Is it the internet? Or the decline in reading? Is it because reporters are biased? Or because reporters are so ...

Music Around the County will present a concert titled ““Golden Age of Victorian Music: A Tribute to John Philip Sousa” 6 p.m. Sunday, June 6, at Appel Farm in Elmer. Under the direction of Jim Ludlam, ...

If you knew Sousa -- Sousa's Washington (1854-1874) -- There's no business like show business (1874-1881) -- Semper fi (1881-1892) -- Sousa's peerless concert band ...

Click to open image viewer. CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Born Washington, D.C. Known as the “March King,” John Philip Sousa created the brass band music that set the tempo for ...