Excuse me. This was not a patriotic march. Souza wrote it on commission for a newspaper, The Washington Post. He made a bunch of side money doing commercial composition. Most newspapers had "paper boy bands" and their own marches back then. The Post hired Souza to write theirs. The (now defunct) Washington Even Star and other newspapers hired lesser composers, and nobody remembers their marches now.
It's often hard to tell if recordings of this age are being played at the right speed, though. I suspect that this one may be slightly slower than it's supposed to be, at least in the beginning.
Excuse me. This was not a patriotic march. Souza wrote it on commission for a newspaper, The Washington Post. He made a bunch of side money doing commercial composition. Most newspapers had "paper boy bands" and their own marches back then. The Post hired Souza to write theirs. The (now defunct) Washington Even Star and other newspapers hired lesser composers, and nobody remembers their marches now.
roblimo 7 months ago
It's often hard to tell if recordings of this age are being played at the right speed, though. I suspect that this one may be slightly slower than it's supposed to be, at least in the beginning.
vinylsingleman 1 year ago
I think this is the oldest hit recording I've ever found on YouTube, or anywhere else. Thanks!
vinylsingleman 1 year ago 3
Thanks! I have been looking for this recording since I lost the CD that had it.
moondogjack1978 1 year ago