Lavalle's compositions (selected) Band of America March (1949) Big Joe, The Tuba March (1950) Boys' Clubs of America (Marching Song) (1948) Dwight D. Eisenhower March (built on the notes D-D-E; the official theme of the 1952 campaign) The United Press March (1952, composed for United Press International) United States Overture (1951) Paul Lavalle's LPs (selected) Lavalle made many recordings, mostly on RCA. Paul Lavalle's Concert in the Park (1954) Great Band Music (1955) Lavalle at Work (1955) America's Favorite Marches (1956) Concert in the Park (1956) Lavalle in Hi-Fi (1957) The Mighty Sousa Marches (1966) Salute to Our Fighting Men in Vietnam (1966) References Sources The New York Times, June 30, 1942, page 16. ASCAP Biographical Dictionary. New York: Bowker, 1980. ”Chamber-Music Society”, Time, September 23, 1940 ”Conductor Paul Lavalle Dies at 88”, Richmond Times-Dispatch, June 24, 1997, page B2. Dunning, John. The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio. New York: Oxford University Press, 1998. International Motion Picture Almanac 1975. New York: Quigley Publishing, 1975. Kinkle, Roger D. The Complete Encyclopedia of Popular Music and Jazz 1900-1950. New Rochelle: Artlington House, 1974. Lachman, Ron. The Encyclopedia of American Radio. New York: Checkmark Books, 2000. Rasponi, Lanfranco. "Jazz Swings to Classics - Improvisation and Variations Gone from Popular Music, Paul Laval Says", The New York Times, November 24, 1940. Rehrig, William H. The Heritage Encyclopedia of Band Music. Waterville, Ohio: Integrity Press, 1991. Smith, Norman E. March Music Notes. Lake Charles, Louisiana: Music Notes Press, 1986. United States Census, 1920 Vallance, Tom "Muriel Angelus" Independent (of London) Online Edition, September 6, 2004. External links Band of America official site James Madison University Music Library: Paul Lavalle Collection 1908 births 1997 deaths American bandleaders American conductors (music) American male conductors (music) American radio personalities Juilliard School alumni RCA Victor artists 20th-century American musicians 20th-century American male musicians People from Beacon, New York