The March King: John Philip Sousa
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For additional Sousa resources on the Library of Congress Web site, go to the home page (http://www.loc.gov/) and enter the phrase, "John Philip Sousa."
The following has been copied with permission from: Bierley, Paul Edmund. The Incredible Band of John Philip Sousa. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 2006.
Books
ASCAP Biographical Dictionary. 4th ed. New York: R. R. Bowker, 1980.
Baker’s Biographical Dictionary of Musicians, Fifth Edition with 1965 Supplement. New York: G. Schirmer, 1958.
Barnouw, Erik. A Tower in Babel: The History of Broadcasting in the United States to 1933. New York: Oxford University Press, 1966.
Berger, Kenneth. Band Encyclopedia. Evansville, IN: Band Associates, 1960.
——. Bandmen. Biloxi: Clark D. Shaughnessy Press, 1955.
——. The March King and His Band: The Story of John Philip Sousa. New York: Exposition Press, 1957.
Bierley, Paul E. John Philip Sousa, American Phenomenon. Rev. ed. Miami: Warner Brothers Publications, 2001.
——. Sousa Band Fraternal Society News Index. Westerville, OH: Integrity Press, 1998.
——. The Works of John Philip Sousa. Westerville, OH: Integrity Press, 1984.
——. and Suzuki, Kozo. All About Sousa Marches. Tokyo: Ongaku No Toma Shaw, 2001.
Blain, Virginia, Patricia Clements, and Isobel Grundy, eds. The Feminist Companion to Literature in English: Women Writers from the Middle Ages to the Present. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1990.
Bordman, Gerald. The Oxford Companion to American Theatre. New York: Oxford University Press, 1984.
Bridges, Glenn D. Pioneers in Brass. Detroit: Sherwood Publications, 1965.
Burford, Cary Clive. We’re Loyal to You, Illinois. Danville, IL, The Interstate. Urbana: Self-published, 1952.
Charles, Henry. The Grand Opera Singers of Today. Boston: Page, 1912.
Charosh, Paul. Berliner Gramophone Records, American Issues, 1892-1900. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1995.
Clarke, Herbert L. How I Became a Cornetist. Kenosha, WI: Leblanc Educational Publications, n.d.
Cook, Rob, comp. Leedy Drum Topics Complete from 1923 to 1941. Anaheim Hills, CA: Cedarcreek Publishing, 1993.
Cross, Milton. Complete Stories of the Great Operas. Line Drawings by Dolores Ramos. Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1947.
Dearborn, L. E., ed. Appleton’s Cyclopedia of American Biography: A Supplement, 1918-1931. New York: Press Association Compilers, 1961.
Delaphine, Edward S. John Philip Sousa and the National Anthem. Frederick, MD: Great Southern Press, 1983.
Dunlop, Orrin E., Jr. The Story of Radio. New York: Dial Press, 1935.
Ewen, David. All the Years of American Popular Music. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1977.
——. Encyclopedia of Concert Music. New York: Hill and Wang, 1959.
——. The New Encyclopedia of the Opera. New York: Hill and Wang, 1971.
——. Panorama of American Popular Music. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1957.
Fagan, Ted, and William R. Moran. The Encyclopedic Discography of Victor Recordings, Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1983.
——. The Encyclopedic Discography of Victor Recordings, Matrix Series: 1 through 4999. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1986.
Freedland, Michael. Music Man: The Story of Frank Simon. London: Vallentine Mitchell, 1994.
Garraty, John A., and Mark C. Carnes, eds. American National Biography. New York: Oxford University Press, 1999.
Graham, Albert Powell. Great Bands of America. New York: Thomas Nelson and Sons, 1951.
Green, Stanley. Encyclopedia of the Musical Theatre. New York: Dodd, Mead, 1976.
Hamilton, David, ed. The Metropolitan Opera Encyclopedia. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1987.
Hazen, Margaret Hindle, and Robert M. Hazen. The Music Men. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1987.
Heslip, Malcom. Nostalgic Happenings in the Three Bands of John Philip Sousa. Laguna Hulls, CA: Integrity Press, 1982.
Hitchcock, Wiley, and Stanley Sadie, eds. The New Grove Dictionary of American Music. London: Macmillan, 1986.
——, eds. The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. New York: Macmillan, 1986.
Hopper, DeWolf. Reminiscences of DeWolf Hopper: Once a Clown Always a Clown. Garden City, NY: Garden City Publishing, 1927.
Ireland, Norma Olin. Index to Women of the World from Ancient to Modern Times. Westwood, MA: F. W. Faxon, 1970.
Kinnell, Susan K. People in History. Santa Barbara: ABC-Clio, 1988.
Lake, Mayhew Lester. Great Guys: Laughs and Gripes of Fifty Years of Show-Business Music. Grosse Pointe Woods, MI: Bovaco Press, 1983.
Leonard, John William, ed. Woman’s Who’s Who of America. New York: American Commonwealth. 1914.
Levy, Felice, comp. Obituaries on File. New York: Facts on File, 1979.
Lingg, Ann M. John Philip Sousa. New York: Henry Holt, 1954.
Luper, Loren J. Arthur Pryor. Santa Barbara: Kimberly Press, 1987.
MacCoy, Guy. Portraits of the World’s Best-Known Musicians. Philadelphia: Theodore Presser, 1946.
——. Portraits of the World’s Best-Known Women Musicians. Philadelphia: Theodore Presser, 1946.
Midgley, Ned. The Advertising Business Side of Radio. Englewood Cliffs, NY: Prentice-Hall, 1948.
Mitziga, Walter, comp. The Sound of Sousa: John Philip Sousa Compositions Recorded. Chicago: South Shore Printers, 1986.
The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography. New York: James T. White, 1926.
Newsom, John, ed. Perspectives on John Philip Sousa. Washington, DC: Library of Congress, 1983.
Notable Names in the American Theatre. Clifton, NJ: J. T. White, 1976.
Pratt, Waldo Selden, ed. The New Encyclopedia of Music and Musicians. New York: Macmillan, 1924.
Ragan, David. Who’s Who in Hollywood, 1900-1976. New Rochelle, NY: Arlington House, 1976.
Rehrig, William H. The Heritage Encyclopdia of Band Music, edited by Paul E. Bierley. Westerville, OH: Integrity Press, 1991.
——. Supplement (vol. 3) to The Heritage Encyclopedia of Band Music, edited by Paul E. Bierley. Westerville, OH: Integrity Press, 1996.
Rigdon, Walter, ed. The Biographical Encyclopedia and Who’s Who of the American Theatre. New York: James H. Heineman, 1966.
Rust, Brian. The American Record Label Book. New York: DaCapo Press, 1978.
Sadie, Stanley, ed. The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians. New York: Macmillan, 1980.
Saied, James G. A Rag Merchant’s Son. Tulsa: Self-published, 1997.
Schwartz, Harry W. Bands of America. Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1957.
Seltsam, William, ed. Metropolitan Opera Annals: A Chronicle of Artists and Performances. New York: H. W. Wilson, in association with the Metropolitan Opera Guild, 1947.
Seymour-Smith, Martin, and Andrew C. Kimmens, eds. Women Authors, 1900-1950. New York: H. W. Wilson, 1996.
Shaffer, Karen A., and Neva Garner Greenwood. Maud Powell: Pioneer American Violinist. Ames: Iowa State University Press, 1988.
Slide, Anthony. Encyclopedia of Vaudeville. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1994.
Smart, James R., comp. The Sousa Band: A Discography. Washington, DC: Library of Congress, 1970.
Sousa, John Philip. Marching Along. Rev. ed. Westerville, OH: Integrity Press, 1994.
Summers, Harrison B. A Thirty-Year History of Programs Carried on National Radio Networks in the United States, 1926-1956. Columbus: Ohio State University, 1958.
Truitt, Evelyn Mack. Who Was Who on Screen. New York: R. R. Bowker, 1983.
Uglow, Jennifer S., ed. The Continuum Dictionary of Woman’s Biography. New York, Continuum Publishing, 1989.
Waters, Edward N. Victor Herbert: A Life of Music. New York: Macmillan, 1955.
Who Is Who in South Dakota. Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1951.
Who Was Who in America. Wilmette: Marquis Who’s Who, 1976.
Who’s Who of American Women. Wilmette: Marquis Who’s Who, various years.
Who’s Who in Entertainment. Wilmette: Marquis Who’s Who, 1992.
Willson, Meredith. And There I Stood with My Piccolo. Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1948.
Zilboorg, Caroline, ed. Women’s Firsts. Detroit: Gale Research, 1997.
Zimmerman, Oscar G., and George Murphy. Once More…from the Beginning. Self-published, 1993.
Dissertations and Theses
Bly, Leon J. “The March in American Society.” PhD diss., University of Miami, 1977.
Church, Charles Fremont. “The Life and Influence of John Philip Sousa.” PhD diss., Ohio State University, 1942.
Frizane, Daniel E. “Arthur Pryor (1870-1942) American Trombonist, Bandmaster, Composer.” PhD diss., University of Kansas, 1984.
Hester, Michael E. “A Study of the Saxophone Soloists Performing with the John Philip Sousa Band: 1893-1930.” PhD diss., University of Arizona, 1995.
Madeja, James T. “The Life and Work of Herbert L. Clarke (1867-1945).” PhD diss., University of Illinois, 1988.
Ullery, Victoria L. “Frank Simon: History and Influence.” Honors paper, Wright State University, 1984.
Warfield, Patrick. “Salesman of Americanism, Globetrotter, and Musician: The Nineteenth-Century John Philip Sousa, 1854-1893.” PhD diss., Indiana University, 2003.