George Drumm

George Drumm
Born1874
Erdesbach, Germany
DiedDecember 16, 1959
Dobbs Ferry, New York, United States
The fanfare and trio sections of George Drumm's "Hail, America", performed by the U.S. Marine Band in 2011.

George Drumm (1874 – December 16, 1959) was a German-American composer, musician, and conductor known for composing "Hail, America", reportedly a favorite march of Dwight Eisenhower,[1] which has been regularly performed at official United States government ceremonies since the 1950s.

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