It was Gilmore and his band who started the new familiar tradition of greeting the New Year in Times Square, New York. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/p>\n
Gilmore is buried with his wife and daughter in Old Calvary Cemetery, Long Island, New York. In September, 1992, the Centennial of his death, the P.S. Gilmore Society erected a monument at the grave. (By Michael Cummings at the Gilmore Society website) <\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Patrick Sarfsield Gilmore is often called the \u201cfather of the American Band,\u201d \u201cAmerica\u2019s greatest bandleader\u201d, \u201cAmerica\u2019s first Superstar\u201d. He touched the lives of music lovers all over America and the world. Born on December 25, 1829 in Ballygar, County Galway, Ireland. Emigrated to Boston in 1849. Became famous as cornet soloist and band leader. Founded […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1042,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-870","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\n
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<\/a> Patrick Sarfsield Gilmore <\/a>is often called the \u201cfather of the American Band,\u201d \u201cAmerica\u2019s greatest bandleader\u201d, \u201cAmerica\u2019s first Superstar\u201d. He touched the lives of music lovers all over America and the world. <\/p>\n