28K views · 1.3K reactions | #JustReleased – Master Sgt. Russell Wilson performs John Philip Sousa's march "The Stars and Stripes Forever" on accordion! This week we’re celebrating the 125th anniversary of the May 14, 1897, premiere of the March King’s immortal patriotic favorite! #StarsAndStripes125 #accordion | "The President's Own" United States Marine Band | Facebook

#JustReleased John Philip Sousa's Nobles of the Mystic Shrine John Philip Sousa, like many prominent musicians throughout history, was a member of a Masonic Lodge. He became a member of the Ancient Arabic Order of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine in Washington, D.C., in April 1922, and was promptly named the first honorary director of the Almas Temple Shrine Band. His nephew, A. R. Varela sponsored him, and asked him to compose this march. The new march saluted Shriners in general but was dedicated s