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 ...

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 ...

He was speaking as John Philip ... Anzalone said. “[Sousa] was born in the pre-Civil War era and lived into the 1930s, but anybody like that from before World War II, we just don’t think ...

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 ...

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 ...

As the roar of a military jet screamed at tree-top level over James Austin’s home in a remote section of east Marion County, the one-time musician in the John ... t have been a Sousa band ...