Sousa, the Phonograph, and Who Gets Paid
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Sousa’s recording-business paradox: Arthur Pryor’s conductor credit, a disputed definition of copying, the 1909 mechanical-license compromise, and Victor’s later use of the Sousa band name. AI-narrated; no archival audio. Sources and the Celibidache continuation are linked below.
Recording credit: https://blogs.loc.gov/now-see-hear/2022/10/good-times-are-here-new-to-the-national-jukebox/
1906 essay, modern transcription…
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