1 8 9 1 , ▁he ▁played ▁for ▁ ▁some ▁of ▁Thomas ▁Ed ison ' s ▁first ▁commercial ▁record ings . ▁Mus ically , ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁arr anger ▁to ▁set ▁br ass ▁instruments ▁against ▁the ▁re eds , ▁which ▁remains ▁the ▁basis ▁for ▁big ▁band ▁orch estr ation . ▁His ▁arrang ements ▁of ▁contemporary ▁class ics ▁did ▁a ▁great ▁deal ▁to ▁familiar ize ▁the ▁American ▁people ▁with ▁the ▁work ▁of ▁the ▁great ▁European ▁musical ▁master s . ▁▁ ▁Patrick ▁S ars field ▁Gil more ▁was ▁induct ed ▁into ▁the ▁Song writ ers ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁John ▁Philip ▁S ous a ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Patrick ▁Gil more ' s ▁entry ▁in ▁the ▁Catholic ▁Encyc lo pa edia ▁L yr ics ▁& ▁Music : ▁When ▁Johnny ▁Com es ▁March ing ▁Home ▁Again ▁Patrick ▁S . ▁Gil more ▁and ▁The ▁Boston ▁Peace ▁J ub ile es ▁Patrick ▁Gil more ▁Collection , ▁Special ▁Col lections ▁in ▁Perform ing ▁Arts ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Maryland ▁For ▁the ▁Record ▁ ▁Patrick ▁S ars field ▁Gil more , ▁ 1 8 2 9 - 1 8 9 2 : ▁Father ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Con cert ▁Band . ▁High light s ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁exhibition , ▁Boston ▁College ▁website ▁▁▁ ▁Ireland ' s ▁First ▁Super star , ▁R TE ▁Radio ▁ 1 ▁document ary , ▁ 3 ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁ ▁Category : 1 8 2 9 ▁birth s ▁Category