Arthur Pryor
American bandleader, composer, virtuoso trombonist in the Sousa Band (1869ā1942) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the American bandleader. For the Australian physicist, see A. W. Pryor. For the logician and philosopher, see Arthur Prior.
Arthur Willard Pryor (September 22, 1869 ā June 18, 1942) was a trombone virtuoso, bandleader, and soloist with the Sousa Band. He was a prolific composer of band music, his best-known composition being "The Whistler and His Dog".[1] In later life, he became a Democratic Party politician from New Jersey, who served on the Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders during the 1930s.