The Veterans Day edition of Brass, Reeds, and Percussion salutes our veterans with the “St. Louis Blues March” made famous during WW II by the Glenn Miller Army Air Force Band. First, we’ll hear a 1922 recording of the “St. Louis Blues,” written by Alabama’s very own W. C. Handy and performed by his Memphis Blues Band. Then we’re going to hear the 1947 hit version recorded by Tex Beneke and His Orchestra. Finally, we’ll hear the stereo version of the march from the 1954 movie The Glenn Miller Story. The “St. Louis Blues,” by the way, is one of the most recorded tunes in the history of making recordings!
- Liberty Fanfare
Composer: John Williams (1932- )
Performer: U.S. Navy Band
Album: Victory at Sea
- St. Louis Blues (1922 recording)
Composer: W. C. Handy (1873-1958)
Performer: W. C. Handy's Memphis Blues Band
Album: W. C. Handy's Memphis Blues Band
- St. Louis Blues March (1947 recording)
Composer: W. C. Handy
Performer: Tex Beneke & His Orchestra
Album: Nipper's Greatest Hits: The 40's, Vol. 2
- St. Louis Blues March (1954 recording)
Composer: W. C. Handy, arranged by Henry Mancini
Performer: Universal International Orchestra
Album: Sound Track from "Glenn Miller Story"
- American Patrol (1885)
Composer: Frank W. Meacham (1856-1909)
Performer: Universal International Orchestra
Album: Sound Track from "Glenn Miller Story"
- Duty, Honor, Country
Composer: Gen. Douglas MacArthur (words, 1880-1964) and Harold Walters (music, 1918-1984)
Performer: U.S. Army Band
Album: Hero for Today
- Yankee Doodle
Composer: Traditional, arranged by Roland Smeets
Performer: Royal Belgian Navy Band
Album: Spanish Trilogy
- Columbia, Gem of the Ocean (1843)
Composer: Thomas A'Becket, Sr. (1808-1890)
Performer: U.S. Navy Band Great Lakes
Album: Patriotic Music to Inspire and Uplift
- Columbia, Gem of the Ocean (1950 recording)
Composer: Thomas A'Becket, Sr. (1808-1890)
Performer: Les Brown & His Orchestra
Album: Best of the Rare Les Brown & His Orchestra
- Army Goes Rolling Along
Composer: General Edmund Gruber (1879-1941) & H. W. Arberg (lyrics)
Performer: California Wind Orchestra
Album: Slice of America
- Anchors Aweigh
Composer: Charles A. Zimmerman (1861-1916)
Performer: California Wind Orchestra
Album: Slice of America
- Marines Hymn
Composer: Jacques Offenbach (1819-1880)
Performer: California Wind Orchestra
Album: Slice of America
- Air Force Song (Wild Blue Yonder)
Composer: Robert Crawford (1899-1961)
Performer: California Wind Orchestra
Album: Slice of America
- Semper Paratus
Composer: F. S. van Boskerck (1868-1927)
Performer: California Wind Orchestra
Album: Slice of America
- Heave Ho! My lads, Heave Ho
Composer: Jack Lawrence (1912-2009)
Performer: U.S. Air Force Heritage of America Band
Album: Early Light
- Song of the Seabees
Composer: Sam Lewis (lyrics, 1885-1959) & Peter DeRose (music, 1896-1953)
Performer: U.S. Air Force Heritage of America Band
Album: Early Light
- March of the Women Marines (1943)
Composer: Louis Saverino (1915-2003)
Performer: U.S. Navy Band
Album: Three Hit Albums from the U.S. Military Bands
