John Sousa, the band leader, adapted from other pieces and wrote marches for the band to perform. The Sousa Band had a baseball team as well. Because of that, John wrote a march song about baseball called “The National Game”. According to Mr. John Philip Sousa and Family, after the band was formed, he lost his manager, which made it hard for him to stay in lead. But that didn’t
John Sousa, the band leader, adapted from other pieces and wrote marches for the band to perform. The Sousa Band had a baseball team as well. Because of that, John wrote a march song about baseball called “The National Game”. According to Mr. John Philip Sousa and Family, after the band was formed, he lost his manager, which made it hard for him to stay in lead. But that didn’t