The Incredible Band of John Philip Sousa

Iconic American composer-bandmaster John Philip Sousa (1854-1932) led a disciplined group of devoted musicians on numerous American tours and around the world. Paul Bierley documents every aspect of the ''March King's'' band: its history, its star performers, its appearances on recordings and radio, and the problems members faced on their 1911 trip abroad. The book is enhanced by more than 120 photographs, a discography of recordings, and six statistical appendixes detailing the band's travels, personnel, instrumentation, and repertoire. 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.