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Soldier Rewrites His Old Pep Tune Into Army March
Master Sergeant Earl R. Mays rewrote a 1940s college football rally tune into the Army Field Forces March winning the ASCAP Sousa Award for the Armed Forces March Competitions. He earned 1000 dollars. his work followed a prior win at Fort Meade and the Second Army. Mays, arranger for the U S Army Field Band, has performed at Hollywood Bowl Carnegie Hall and for the Queen. He has over ten years in the service and holds a Music Education degree from Westchester PA Teachers College.
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Fort Meade
U. S. Army
Pennsylvania Teachers College
Earl R. Mays
American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers
John Phillip Sousa
Mays
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L Meade
Second Army
U.S. Army Field Band
Hollywood Bowl
Carnegie Hall
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Teachers College