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As a 4 year varsity letterman of marching band, that song is emblazoned in my memory forever. We always played it for the local Memorial Day parade; at least a dozen times over the 5 mile parade route not to mention the hundreds of rehearsal takes; every spring for 4 years.

Its catchy AF. I love the middle bridge when the low brass takes the wheel. So dramatic, such a statement.

America(ns) are really pissing me off right now, maybe this will help.

Peace

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I hope it does!

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Jul 3Liked by Kevin Alexander

A lot of people have forgotten Sousa…he was a great composer and a huge patriot…Thanks for including him this 4th of July…where most parades are playing his music…HAPPY 4th!!

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Happy 4th to you as well! :)

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Jul 3·edited Jul 3Liked by Kevin Alexander

Sousa was extremely prolific, writing not just the marches for which he is best known, but also operettas ("El Capitan") and even novels...

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He wrote novels too?! I swear I learn something new every time you post.

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According to my copy of the Oxford Companion to Music he did, and those guys know their stuff.

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It’s a great song and I never knew the lyrics until reading them here. My mother, who is very patriotic, would get up and march to it when the military bands played it on “A Capitol Fourth.”

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I love this!

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Thanks for this.

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Jul 4Liked by Kevin Alexander

Timely and important sentiments. Thanks, Kevin.

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Jul 4Liked by Kevin Alexander

Happy 4th of July! Hope work goes well and that you can celebrate a bit. I love your tradition with songs and dates/festivities. I do something similar with certain dates and albums, but not as consistently as you.

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Thanks Andy! So far, so good! Relatively busy morning, and now a whole lotta nothin’. 😀

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