The Stars and Stripes Forever Joe Rinaudo at the American Fotoplayer

Joe Rinaudo performing at the American Fotoplayer. The Stars and Stripes Forever by John Philip Sousa (November 6, 1854 March 6, 1932) Sousa was an American composer and conductor of the late Romantic era, known primarily for American military and patriotic marches. Because of his mastery of march composition, he is known as The March King or the American March King due to his British counterpart Kenneth J. Alford also being known as The March King. In his autobiography, Marching Along, Sousa wro