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Heritage of John Philip Sousa, Vol 7 - US Marine Band
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These are digitally remastered from vinyl. The original vinyl was recorded between 1974 - 1976.
Volume Seven
The
Hall of Fame for Great Americans is the original, the genuine and the prototype
of all “halls of fame” for such as athletes, entertainment personalities,
educators, engineers, or whatever. After 76 years of its existence, only 102
people have been elected. Such outstanding persons as Jefferson Davis, George
Eastman, George Gershwin, Henry Ford, and Samuel Gompers are not yet elected
members.
The
Hall of Fame is located in the city of New York, in the Bronx, and provides a
wonderful place for young people to visit to gain an appreciation of their
Heritage as Americans.
Each
member is represented by a bust, although some of the recently elected ones
have not yet been “enshrined.” After election, a sum of money, in excess of
$30,000, must be raised by the sponsors of the electee to provide not only the
bust, but to pay for a ceremony of “enshrinement.”
Prior
to the election of John Philip Sousa, there were two musicians in the Hall –
Edward MacDowell and Stephen Foster.
The
man responsible for the election of Sousa was Raymond Dvorak, who was for many
years band director at the University of Wisconsin, and a friend of Sousa. His
amazingly untiring efforts over many years led to the election of Sousa as a
member in 1973.
After
the election, the bands and music lovers of America combined forces to insure a
speedy and suitable ceremony of enshrinement for Sousa.
Never
before had any person been installed as a member of the Hall in a more fitting
ceremony. Previously, all ceremonies were held in New York, usually in a
theater, but the Sousa ceremony took place in the Kennedy Center in Washington,
D.C. The outstanding feature of it was the presence of the U.S. Marine Band
playing a considerable program of Sousa compositions.
On
August 23, 1976 the Kennedy Center concert hall was jammed with people come to
witness the ceremony, which most properly took place on the “John Philip Sousa
stage.” The stage, in fact, was financed through contributions of hundreds of
bands, and other musical organizations, and individuals, who together raised
over $150,000 for its construction.
The
speed with which the backers of Sousa put together the needed funds and plans
for the ceremony was exceptional; some of the people elected to the Hall were
not actually enshrined for as long as 25 years after their election.
All
Sousa descendents were present, and the bust was unveiled during the ceremony
by his grandsons, John Philip III, and Thomas Sousa, while the Marines played
“Stars and Stripes Forever.” The bust was sculpted by one of the world’s
leading artists, Karl Gruppe.
After
the ceremony, the bust was transported to New York, and placed in its proper
niche at the Hall, where it many be seen at any time. To
give an indication of the type of people who are elected to the Hall of Fame,
these were chosen in the same election as Sousa: Franklin Roosevelt, Justice
Louis Brandeis, and George Washington Carver.
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