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- NAME: John Philip Sousa
- OCCUPATION: Inventor, Songwriter
- BIRTH DATE: November 06, 1854
- DEATH DATE: March 06, 1932
- PLACE OF BIRTH: Washington, D.C.
- PLACE OF DEATH: Reading, Pennsylvania
- Nickname: The March King
Best Known For
U.S. bandmaster and composer John Philip Sousa was known as “The March King.” In the 1890s he developed a type of bass tuba now known as the sousaphone.
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