Hmm... Three I know right off the top of my head. I'll have to think about the fourth.

Karl King lasted until 1971.

Classical's that way, too. Stravinsky didn't die until 1971, Shostakovich didn't die until 1975, and Copland lasted until 1990.

Okay, figured out the fourth. I'll let some others guess before posting the answers.

A fifth (Mayhew Lester Lake) just missed "the cut" (he died in 1955).

No takers?

HLB, JHF, EFG, JJR.

Into the home stretch... 2011's Top 50:

DAY 21 - December 21, 2011
50. Bon Voyage (Karl L. King)
49. Cornish Cavalier (William E. Moyle)
48. Eagle, Globe & Anchor (Collette Hausey)
47. Neddermeyer Triumphal (Karl L. King)
46. Our Gallant Infantry (Austyn R. Edwards)
45. The Crosley March (Henry Fillmore)
44. On the Campus (John P. Sousa)
43. The Black Horse (James Ord Hume)
42. Cyrus the Great (Karl L. King)
41. Riders for the Flag (John P. Sousa)

Ahh...make that FIVE then....I forgot about JJR, you forgot about JNK. But of course, HLB, JHF, and EFG would be the most famous.

I did forget about JNK. Then again, most of his marches are... well, JNK. He only wrote two that I've found even remotely decent.

No one's asked/guessed, but we're talking about...

HLB = Hermann Louis/Ludwig Blankenburg*
JMF = James Henry Fillmore
EFG = Edwin Franko Goldman
JNK = John Nicholas Klohr
JJR = Joseph John Richards

All died in 1956.

(* Blankenburg was born with the middle name Louis, later changed it to Ludwig in honor of Beethoven.)

DAY 22 - December 22, 2011
40. Unter der Admiralsflagge {"Under the Admiral's Flag"} (Julius A.W. Fucik)
39. Quality Plus (Fred Jewell)
38. The Gallant Seventh (John P. Sousa)
37. Captain Draper's March (David W. Reeves)
36. Die Regimentskinder {"Children of the Regiment"} (Julius A.W. Fucik)
35. Call of the Elk (Harry L. Alford)
34. Gallito (Santiago Lope)
33. Lights Out (Earl E. McCoy)
32. Army of the Nile (Kenneth J. Alford)
31. The Glory of Cory (Derek Broadbent)

Poor John P. Logan (Free n' Easy march) must be rolling over in his grave to see he was left off this formidable list!

LOL

DAY 23 - December 23, 2011
30. Brooke's Chicago Marine Band (Roland F. Seitz)
29. The Voice of the Guns (Kenneth J. Alford)
28. Toska po Rodine {"Homesickness"} (Anatoly Trofimov)
27. Proshchanie Slavianki {"Farewell to a Slavic Woman"} (Vasilij I. Agapkin)
26. Eagle Squadron (Kenneth J. Alford)
25. Honour Twenty Ten (Derek Broadbent)
24. Washington Grays (Claudio S. Grafulla)
23. Thundercrest (Eric Osterling)
22. Einzug der Olympischen Meisterringer {"Entry of the Olympic Wrestler"} (Julius A.W. Fucik)
21. Blaze Away! (Abraham Holzmann)

DAY 24 - December 24, 2011
20. March of the Guards Mortarmen (Semyon Tchernetsky)
19. Golden Bear (John J. Richards)
18. King of Spades (Thomas P. Brooke)
17. British Eighth (Zo Elliot)
16. Hostrauser's March (W. Paris Chambers)
15. The Library of Congress (John P. Sousa)
14. Deutschland Fliegt! {"Germany Flies!"} (Ernst Stieberitz)
13. The Contestor (Thomas J. Powell)
12. Herkules (Julius A.W. Fucik)
11. Atilla (Julius A.W. Fucik)

DAY 25 - December 25, 2011
10. Gigantic (Julius A.W. Fucik)
9. Aufwärts! {"Onward!"} (Ernst Luthold)
8. The Cossack (William Rimmer)
7. Captain Fulsom's March (David W. Reeves)
6. The Purple Carnival (Harry L. Alford)
5. Revelation (W. Paris Chambers)
4. Joyce's 71st New York Regiment (Thornton B. Boyer / Mayhew L. Lake)
3. Kinizsi (Julius A.W. Fucik)
2. Meinen Congratuloren {"My Congratulations"} (Hermann L. Blankenburg)
1. The Boys of the Old Brigade (W. Paris Chambers)

(Per prior years' lists, you may recall that I have "The Stars and Stripes Forever" exempt from this list. Due to popular demand, it will be added to the list next year. Maybe before the new year I will try to rank it in this list, give it a "half spot" in between two rankings.)

1991: British Eighth (Zo Elliot)
1992: Under the Double Eagle (Josef F. Wagner)
1993: Sound Off (John P. Sousa)
1994: On the Campus (John P. Sousa)
1995: On the Campus (John P. Sousa)
1996: On the Mall (Edwin F. Goldman)
1997: Nazir Grotto (Karl L. King)
1998: Nazir Grotto (Karl L. King)
1999: Nazir Grotto (Karl L. King)
2000: Nazir Grotto (Karl L. King)
2001: Purple Carnival (Harry L. Alford)
2002: Purple Carnival (Harry L. Alford)
2003: Blaze Away (Abraham Holzmann)
2004: Purple Carnival (Harry L. Alford)
2005: Purple Carnival (Harry L. Alford)
2006: The Boys of the Old Brigade (W. Paris Chambers)
2007: The Boys of the Old Brigade (W. Paris Chambers)
2008: The Boys of the Old Brigade (W. Paris Chambers)
2009: Captain Fulsom's March (David W. Reeves)
2010: Captain Fulsom's March (David W. Reeves)
2011: The Boys of the Old Brigade (W. Paris Chambers)

Kevin sent me 13 more marches that were not in our library.... well now they are!!! Go to the library and sort the list by most recent to see which ones have been added.

The 13 marches added "filled in the blanks" so to speak: each of my Top 100 should be in the march library now. The newest baker's dozen are...

101. Leib-Guard Grodno Hussar Regiment's March (Alexei Karabanov)
91. Le Pere de la Victoire {"Father of Victory"} (Gustave L. Ganne)
90. Der Geist der Einigkeit {"The Spirit of Unity"} (Hermann L. Blankenburg)
89. North Star (William Rimmer)
87. Masterstroke (W. Paris Chambers)
83. Soldiers First (Edward H. Keeley)
74. Up the Street (Robert G. Morse)
67. Abscheid der Gladiatoren {"The Gladiator's Farewell"} (Hermann L. Blankenburg)
64. Le Belliqueux {"The Belligerents"} (Gabriel Allier)
63. Das Abzeichen {"Our Banner"} (Stefan Marinoff)
37. Captain Draper's March (David W. Reeves)
14. Deutschland Fliegt! {"Germany Flies!"} (Ernst Stieberitz)
2. Meinen Congratuloren {"My Congratulations"} (Hermann L. Blankenburg)