Hi all,
I've been slowly working my way through the Sousa Band Press Books (now available online), and found Sousa himself, in 1919, talking about the first Sousaphone, as well as his star bass player, John Kuhn.
Here's the link to the post: https://tubapastor.blogspot.com/2019/12 ... -1919.html
Enjoy!
Dave
Sousa on the first Sousaphone, and on John Kuhn
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Sousa on the first Sousaphone, and on John Kuhn
Played an F. E. Olds 4-valve BBb in high school (late '70s)
Led the USC Trojan Marching Band tuba section (early '80s)
Now playing an F. Schmidt (=VMI) 3301 and goofing around
on a 1927 Pan American 64K Sousaphone Grand
Led the USC Trojan Marching Band tuba section (early '80s)
Now playing an F. Schmidt (=VMI) 3301 and goofing around
on a 1927 Pan American 64K Sousaphone Grand
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Re: Sousa on the first Sousaphone, and on John Kuhn
Thanks for sharing this. John Kuhn has been a huge inspiration for me. He's one of the only ones that immediately comes to mind when I think of notable Native American tuba players, can anyone think of any others? If so, I'd love to do some research.
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Re: Sousa on the first Sousaphone, and on John Kuhn
Don Harry has done a presentation on Kuhn....great stuff....