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Sousa Conducted at Opening of Yankee Stadium
Written by David Lovrien
Yankee Stadium, Opening Day 1923
An era will be coming to an end this weekend with the final game at Yankee Stadium. There is been much reminiscing over this past season about the storied history of "The House that Ruth Built". An interesting bit of trivia: John Philip Sousa conducted the Seventh Regiment Band at the stadium's opening ceremony on April 18th, 1923. No doubt one of the pieces performed was The Gallant Seventh, completed by Sousa in 1922 for that same band.
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