Arguably, the most popular early 20th-century visitor to Fort Worth (after Theodore Roosevelt) was bandleader John Philip Sousa. Both were headliners in their day. Roosevelt came to town twice ...

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Performance Today host Fred Child about the life and music of John Philip ... What isn't widely known is that the newspaper commissioned Sousa to write the piece ...

Most people familiar with patriotic Fourth of July celebrations in the United States have likely heard at least one song by John Philip Sousa ... “And it wasn’t just (professional musicians ...

Who was this man who became a musical legend during his own lifetime with such hits as “The Stars and Stripes Forever”, “The Liberty Bell” (best known as the theme song for Monty Python ...

then “went up to his room and died,” says John Philip Sousa IV. The last piece he rehearsed? “The Stars and Stripes Forever.” Plaintiff in FOIA lawsuit won’t accept former Dolton Mayor ...

Today, in 1877, Thomas Edison invented the phonograph, a contraption that John Philip Sousa didn't much like. But look at how prescient he was: "The time is coming when no one will be ready to ...

To John Philip Sousa IV, he’s “great-grandfather.” Although the legendary bandmaster’s name ends with him, Sousa IV, 69, is working to ensure his great-grandfather’s legacy isn’t lost ...