{"id":5033,"date":"2022-05-27T14:37:07","date_gmt":"2022-05-27T14:37:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rsa.fau.edu\/blog\/?p=5033"},"modified":"2026-02-11T19:46:24","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T19:46:24","slug":"listen-to-stars-and-stripes-this-memorial-day-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rsa.fau.edu\/blog\/digital-access\/listen-to-stars-and-stripes-this-memorial-day-weekend\/","title":{"rendered":"Listen to Stars and Stripes this Memorial Day Weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"http:\/\/rsa.fau.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/listen-to-stars-and-stripes-this-memorial-day-weekend.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/rsa.fau.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/listen-to-stars-and-stripes-this-memorial-day-weekend.png\" alt=\"Close up pictures of Piano Roll Stars and Stripes\" class=\"wp-image-5040\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rsa.fau.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/listen-to-stars-and-stripes-this-memorial-day-weekend.png 800w, https:\/\/rsa.fau.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/listen-to-stars-and-stripes-this-memorial-day-weekend-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/rsa.fau.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/listen-to-stars-and-stripes-this-memorial-day-weekend-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/rsa.fau.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/listen-to-stars-and-stripes-this-memorial-day-weekend-768x768.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Close up pictures of Piano Roll Stars and Stripes<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Over the years, whether it was a program about the war or just reminding people to remember and honor our many brave, patriotic fallen heroes, Stars and Stripes has always been playing in the background. Here at the Recorded Sound Archives we wanted to share a Piano Roll of the famous Stars and Stripes Forever March.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ben Roth Shares Piano Roll of Stars and Stripes Forever for Memorial Day\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dftfWv2V80o?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rsa.fau.edu\/album\/53157\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/rsa.fau.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/stars-and-stripes-sergei-koussevitzky-boston-symphony-orchestra-1.jpg\" alt=\"Image of Record label of RCA Victor Stars and Stripes Forever by the Boston Symphony Orchestra\" class=\"wp-image-5038\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rsa.fau.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/stars-and-stripes-sergei-koussevitzky-boston-symphony-orchestra-1.jpg 250w, https:\/\/rsa.fau.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/stars-and-stripes-sergei-koussevitzky-boston-symphony-orchestra-1-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Did you also know that the Stars and Stripes Forever March by John Philip Sousa was RCA Victor&#8217;s billionth record played by the Boston Symphony Orchestra under the leadership of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/rsa.fau.edu\/album\/53157\">Serge Koussevitzky?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">You can learn more about this achievement by reading the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/worldradiohistory.com\/Archive-All-Audio\/Archive-Audio-Record\/Audio-Record-1946-12.pdf\">original article post<\/a><\/strong> back in 1946. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Here at the Recorded Sound Archives we have digitized this recording which can now be <a href=\"https:\/\/rsa.fau.edu\/album\/53157\"><strong>listened to on our website<\/strong><\/a> just in time for Memorial Day Weekend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">We hope you have a safe Memorial Weekend and take a moment to remember and honor our many brave, patriotic fallen heroes while listening to this piece.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over the years, whether it was a program about the war or just reminding people to remember and honor our many brave, patriotic fallen heroes, Stars and Stripes has always been playing in the background. 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