John Philip Sousa's Christmas Gift to the United States.
We may think of "The Stars and Stripes Forever!" around Independence Day, but did you know it was written around Christmas?
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The Annual sounding of Taps during the National Moment of Remembrance on Memorial Day at 3 p.m. TAPS ACROSS AMERICA 2022 Registration is open at…
It has been custom, when welcoming a visitor of high profile, that musical honors are paid to the person’s rank or status and to the…
This is the hollywood re-creation of a scene that happened at Pearl Harbor. Ship musicians of the USS Nevada were playing the “Star Spangled Banner”…
The Menace of Mechanical MusicJohn Philip Sousa Originally published in Appleton’s Magazine, Vol. 8 (1906), pp. 278-284. SWEEPING across the country with the speed of…
National Hot Dog Day July 21, 2021 Hot dogs and baseball. As American as it gets. Despite the changing years and the culinary tastes of…
A short history of Berkeley Plantation in Charles City, VA and the origin of the bugle call Taps. Berkeley is the birthplace of Taps. www.BerkeleyPlantation.com
TAPS ON A FLUTE? The bugle call of Taps was originally created to replace the regulation call for lights out and remained in the Army…
