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The Goldman Band – Semper Fidelis
Written by John Philip Sousa
Conducted by Edwin Franko Goldman
78 RPM audio transfer from the Bowness Arts' collection of vintage records.
The Goldman Band – Famous American Marches
Label: His Master's Voice Victor – P 5 (Canada)
Format: 4 x Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Album
Released: 1939
Genre: Brass & Military
Style: Marches
Track Listing:
Side 1: El Capitan
Side 2: Lights Out
Side 3: Washington Post March youtu.be/I8OBcSLb6Dc
Side 4: Semper Fidelis youtu.be/ZvvuRUeCYtI
Side 5: On The Mall
Side 6: American Patrol
Side 7: Anchors Aweigh
Side 8: Our Director
The Goldman Band was an American concert band founded 1918 in New York City by Edwin Franko Goldman. The Goldman Band's first concert under that name was in 1920 at Columbia University. The Goldman Band was widely considered the successor to the John Philip Sousa band. Many of Sousa's musicians went on to play with the Goldman Band including Henry Heidelberg (piccolo); Johnny Carr, Raymond Scott, Emil Preiss and Joseph Chaney (clarinet); Del Staigers, Oscar B. Short and George Fee (cornet); Wayne Lewis (euphonium) and William Bell (tuba player). After Goldman's death at age 78 in 1956, his son, Richard Franko Goldman, took the podium until 1979.
Note: The first 78 RPM record came into existence around 1894, and in 1912 the Gramophone Company established 78 rotations per minute as their recording standard. The production of shellac records continued throughout the 78 rpm era, with "non-breakable" 78 rpm vinyl records being introduced in the 1940s. The popularity of the 33 1/3 rpm "Long Play" record, initially released in 1948, caused the 78 rpm record to become obsolete before the end of the 1950s. As these 78 rpm recordings are quite old, they may contain derogatory language and/or negative stereotypes. It is important to evaluate such recordings within their historical context and consider them as a reflection of the attitudes prevalent at the time. These recordings form an integral part of the historical record and do not represent the views of this poster, channel, or Bowness Arts.
The Goldman Band – Semper Fidelis
Written by John Philip Sousa
Conducted by Edwin Franko Goldman
78 RPM audio transfer from the Bowness Arts' collection of vintage records.
The Goldman Band – Famous American Marches
Label: His Master's Voice Victor – P 5 (Canada)
Format: 4 x Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Album
Released: 1939
Genre: Brass & Military
Style: Marches
Track Listing:
Side 1: El Capitan
Side 2: Lights Out
Side 3: Washington Post March youtu.be/I8OBcSLb6Dc
Side 4: Semper Fidelis youtu.be/ZvvuRUeCYtI
Side 5: On The Mall
Side 6: American Patrol
Side 7: Anchors Aweigh
Side 8: Our Director
The Goldman Band was an American concert band founded 1918 in New York City by Edwin Franko Goldman. The Goldman Band's first concert under that name was in 1920 at Columbia University. The Goldman Band was widely considered the successor to the John Philip Sousa band. Many of Sousa's musicians went on to play with the Goldman Band including Henry Heidelberg (piccolo); Johnny Carr, Raymond Scott, Emil Preiss and Joseph Chaney (clarinet); Del Staigers, Oscar B. Short and George Fee (cornet); Wayne Lewis (euphonium) and William Bell (tuba player). After Goldman's death at age 78 in 1956, his son, Richard Franko Goldman, took the podium until 1979.
Note: The first 78 RPM record came into existence around 1894, and in 1912 the Gramophone Company established 78 rotations per minute as their recording standard. The production of shellac records continued throughout the 78 rpm era, with "non-breakable" 78 rpm vinyl records being introduced in the 1940s. The popularity of the 33 1/3 rpm "Long Play" record, initially released in 1948, caused the 78 rpm record to become obsolete before the end of the 1950s. As these 78 rpm recordings are quite old, they may contain derogatory language and/or negative stereotypes. It is important to evaluate such recordings within their historical context and consider them as a reflection of the attitudes prevalent at the time. These recordings form an integral part of the historical record and do not represent the views of this poster, channel, or Bowness Arts.










