We are down to the final four in the March Off: Battle Of The March Masters! Who do you think will win this epic battle of “oom-pah”? Watch it all go down Friday, March 19 at 4 pm (ET) on Facebook and Youtube. Enjoy one our own favorite marches, John Philip Sousa’s “The Stars and Stripes Forever” previously recorded by The U.S. Army Concert Band. | The United States Army Band

On Nov. 6, 2020, the Marine Band celebrated the 166th birthday of its 17th Director, John Philip Sousa, with a musical ceremony at his grave in Washington, D.C. The ceremony included performances of Sousa's famous marches "The Stars and Stripes Forever," "Semper Fidelis" and "The Thunderer," as well as a brief history of "The March King's" life. The ceremony begins in the video at 0:40. Read more about John Philip Sousa: https://www.marineband.marines.mil/About/Our-History/John-Philip-Sousa/ | "

Semper Fidelis at the Sousa grave played by the "The President's Own" United States Marine Band. On Monday morning November 6, The US Marine Band will pay their annual respects to their 17th Director, John Philip Sousa, at Congressional Cemetery in Washington DC on the occasion of his 163rd birthday. It's a moving tribute and not one to be missed. A wonderful way to celebrate the birth of our "March King." #JohnPhilipSousa | John Philip Sousa

#tbt: Check out this old video of John Philip Sousa conducting "Stars and Stripes Forever." The National March of the United States of America, it's widely considered to be the "March King's" greatest work. . . . #ThrowbackThursday #HistoryMatters #MusicHistory #Marches #USNavy #VideoOfTheDay #NavyMusic #Sousa | United States Navy Band