Who's Who in Navy Blue
By John Phillip Sousa

Sousa composed Who's Who in Navy Blue as the result of a request from Midshipman W.A. Ingram, President of the Class of 1920 at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis. It had become a custom for each graduating class to have its own "new" song or march performed at graduation. Since Sousa had served in the Navy in World War I, this was a logical request. Sousa had a difficult time selecting a title for his march -- eventually deciding on Who's Who in Navy Blue and dedicating the march to Tecumseh, the famous Indian statue that stands outside Bancroft Hall at the Academy.

City of Orange Symphonic Band


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