American Conductor, Composer & Patriot

John Philip Sousa was born in 1854 in Washington, D.C. and died in 1932. He worked as a theater musician and conducted the U.S. Marine Band before starting his own civilian band in 1892. Sousa toured with his band for 40 years and was indisputably the most famous musical act in the world. He composed 136 marches, 15 operettas, 70 songs and many other pieces.

Timeline of Sousa's life...

National March of the USA

The Stars and Stripes Forever!
Written in 1896, the national march of the USA is arguably the most famous in the world.

Sousa Movie on Blu-Ray!

Stars and Stripes Forever on Blu-ray
"Stars & Stripes Forever," the 1952 Hollywood musical based on Sousa's life, starring Clifton Webb and Robert Wagner, ships as a Blu-ray/DVD combo pack on December 13th!
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John Philip Sousa
The John Philip Sousa Home Page has been the #1 resource for Sousa information on the web for 15 years now. But it's been overdue for an overhaul, and here it is! Exciting new features have been added and things have been reorganized. You'll find fresher, deeper content and more multimedia, but most importantly, you can now leave comments and interact in new ways with the information. Click "What's New" below to see a full list of the upgrades...

What's New

100 Years Ago: World Tour

The Sousa Band's 1910-11 World Tour made history in many ways.

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Top 10 Recordings

Our picks for the best Sousa CDs available. What do you think?

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