Liberty Loan March

"Liberty Loan March" is a World War I era song composed by John Philip Sousa.[1] The song had been written for the Liberty Loan Drive, the first of which was held in April 1917. In these drives, Sousa's march was played and participants walked in time to the music.[2] A recording of this song was released in 1917 by Victor Records. The song was popularly performed by Sousa's Band.[3] It reached number three on the US song charts in March 1918.[4]

"Liberty Loan March"
Instrumental
Written1917
GenreMarch
Composer(s)John Philip Sousa

References
  1. Vogel, Frederick G. (1995). World War I Songs. McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. ISBN 0-89950-952-5.
  2. Vivian, Cassandra (2002). Monessen: A Typical Steel Country Town. Arcadia Publishing. p. 43. ISBN 9780738523835.
  3. 1921 Catalogue of Victor Records With Biographical Sketches, Opera Plots, New Portraits & Special Red Seal Section. Victor Talking Machine Company. 1921.
  4. "Top songs of 1918". Music VF. Retrieved 8 December 2015.


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