| WELCOME TO THE JOHN PHILLIP SOUSA SECTION. JOHN PHILLIP SOUSA WAS A FRIEND AND GUEST CONDUCTOR OF THE RACINE BOYS OF 76 DRUM AND BUGLE CORPS FROM THE WORLD WAR I ERA UNTIL HIS DEATH IN 1932. HERE YOU WILL FIND PHOTOS, MAGAZINE AND NEWSPAPER ARTICLES FROM THIS TIME PERIOD WHICH DOCUMENT THIS RELATIONSHIP. HERE WE WILL ALSO TAKE A LOOK AT JOHN PHILLIP SOUSA'S GREAT LAKES NAVY (BLUE JACKET) BAND OF THE WORLD WAR I ERA. ALL PHOTOS ARE PROPERTY OF WWW.RACINEKILTIEALUMNI.ORG AND CANNOT BE USED WITHOUT PERMISSION FROM WEBMASTER@RACINEKILTIEALUMNI.ORG. THIS PAGE AND ITS CONTENTS ARE COPYRIGHT 2005. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. |
In the 1920's the Racine Boys of 76 Drum and Bugle Corps and John Phillip Sousa had an
on-going relationship. During the 1920's John Phillip Sousa directed the Boys of 76 Drum
and Bugle Corps on a couple of occasions and also presented them with an American Flag
during a visit to Racine on September 18, 1928. This relationship probably began during
World War I when some of Racine's musicians wound up playing in John Phillip Sousa's
Great Lakes Naval Base Band, also known as the Blue jacket Band, and after World War I
these same musicians joined the Racine Boys of 76 Drum and Bugle Corps.
on-going relationship. During the 1920's John Phillip Sousa directed the Boys of 76 Drum
and Bugle Corps on a couple of occasions and also presented them with an American Flag
during a visit to Racine on September 18, 1928. This relationship probably began during
World War I when some of Racine's musicians wound up playing in John Phillip Sousa's
Great Lakes Naval Base Band, also known as the Blue jacket Band, and after World War I
these same musicians joined the Racine Boys of 76 Drum and Bugle Corps.
BELOW: The article "Seventy-Six Senior Corps...a link with the past", the Sousa band letter
to the Boys of 76 and the photo of the Boys of 76 with John Philip Sousa all appeared in the
July 1, 1979 issue of Drum Corps World magazine.
to the Boys of 76 and the photo of the Boys of 76 with John Philip Sousa all appeared in the
July 1, 1979 issue of Drum Corps World magazine.
| BELOW: The article "Sousa and His Band Arrange Program of Variety for tonight" appeared in the Racine Times-Call, Tuesday, 09-18-1928. |
| BELOW: The article "SOUSA AND HIS BAND PRESENT GOLDEN JUBILEE CONCERT HERE BEFORE APPRECIATIVE AUDIENCE" appeared in the Racine Times-Call on Wednesday, 09-19-1928. |
BELOW: The article "Legion Drum Corps Mourns Death of John Phillip Sousa" appeared
in the Racine Times-Call on March 9, 1932 which was three days after he died.
in the Racine Times-Call on March 9, 1932 which was three days after he died.
