Mario Lanza might pop into one ones head when one considers Philadelphia music or the Orlons, or the Delfonics, or Frankie Avalon or the Hooters but certainly not Richard Wagner, the European composer famous for his contributions to Bugs Bunny cartoons and Apocalypse Now.
Well here is American Centennial March that the City of Philadelphia commissioned in 1876 for $5,000 which is about $102,000 in today’s money.
