Military Bands #1 CD122AN
The Stars and Stripes Forever was written by John Philip Sousa in 1896 and first performed in 1897. Sousa wrote in his autobiography, Marching Along, that he composed the march on Christmas Day, 1896, en route home to the U.S. on an ocean liner. Returning from a vacation in Europe with his wife, he had just learned of the recent death of David Blakely, manager of Sousa's Band. He composed the march in his head and committed the notes to paper on arrival in the United States. It was first performed at Willow Grove Park, just outside Philadelphia, on May 14, 1897, and was immediately greeted with enthusiasm. "The Maple Leaf Forever" is a song written by Canadian Alexander Muir (1830–1906) in 1867, the year of Canada's Confederation. After serving with the Queen's Own Rifles of Toronto in the Battle of Ridgeway against the Fenians in 1866, he returned to Toronto Ontario where he wrote the song while sitting under a maple tree in his yard. Both these recordings of the Canadian and U.S. anthems could certainly have been played by the men fighting during the First World War.You'll find a scan of the label for the Edinburgh Festival in volume two of this set. 'O Canada' was written by Calixa Lavallée , (Verchères, Québec, December 28, 1842 – Boston, Massachusetts, January 21, 1891) and Robert Stanley Weir FRSC (November 15, 1856 – August 20, 1926) who was a judge in Montreal Quebec, and poet most famous for writing the English lyrics to "O Canada", the national anthem of Canada. He was educated as a teacher and lawyer and considered one of the leading experts of the day on Quebec's municipal civil law. He was appointed a municipal court judge and a judge for the Exchequer Court of Canada. Calixa Lavallée was born near Verchères, a village near Montreal, Quebec. His father, Augustin Lavallée, accomplished in many trades, including blacksmith, logger, bandmaster, self-taught luthier, bandleader and worked for the pipe organ builder Joseph Casavant. ~ Mickey Clark
Wembley Military Tattoo Pack Up Your Troubles/Tipperary/Onward, Christian Soldiers/Abide With me/God Save The King/Colonel Bogey/Till The Boys Come Home/Ridgewood/Highland Laddie/Lightsout/Ten O'Clock Bells-Band Of H.M.Coldstream Guards 1St.Battalion, Grenadier Guard Drummers 1St battalion Scots Guards Pipers VIC 130801 CA.1926 7013
Royal Air Force March Past Band Of The Royal Air Force COL DB189 1930
Edinburgh Festival Tattoo-Massed Bands Of The Scottish Command & Royal Marines Private record S.S.X. 23 2EB 192/2EB 193 by kind permission of Lt.-Gen Sir Gordon H.A. Macmillan K.C.B., C.B.E.,D.S.O, M.C., D.L, governor of the castle of Edinburgh In aid of Scottish Command Charities.
Land Of Hope And Glory-Nancy Evans & H.M.Coldstream Guards VIC 130851 10/02/40 BENSON-ELGAR
Song Of Liberty-Dennis Noble & H.M.Coldstream Guards VIC 130851 10/02/40 HERBERT-ELGAR
The Stars And Stripes Forever-Sousa's Band VIC 16777 1904 306 SOUSA
Fairest Of The Fair -Sousa's Band VIC 16777 1909 5621 SOUSA
It's A Long Way To Tipperary - Columbia Military Band COL P-21 1914 WILLIAMS
Old Comrades Ellery Italian Band (50 musicians) COL P-21 1914 TIRKE
The Maple Leaf Forever Victor Military Band VIC 17999 03/15/16 MUIR
Alexander's Ragtime Band-Victor Military Band VIC 17006 09/17/11 11108 BERLIN
Slippery Place Rag-Victor Military Band VIC 17006 09/17/11 11028 HACKER
The Forge In The Forest-Pryor's Band VIC 17231 11/23/05 MICHAELIS
Canadian Medley-Pryor's Band VIC 17304 12/12/12 B-12695 VARIOUS
The Soldiers Of The King/Tommy Atkins-Scots Guards COL R1638 1916 STUART
Rule Britannia-God Save The King COL R1638 1916 ARNE
Under The Double Eagle Sousa's Band Vic 19871 10/01/25 243 WAGNER
High School Cadets Sousa's Band VIC 19871 10/01/25 255 SOUSA
The Whistler and His Dog Arthur Pryor's Band HMV B2372 10/01/25 1382 PRYOR
King Cotton March Pryor's Band VIC 19895 07/01/25 HALL
Officer Of The Day Pryor's Band VIC 19895 12/10/25 SOUSA
O Canada Victor Military Band VIC 17999 03/15/16 WEIR-LA VALLEE Available Options:
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