Wikipedia:Good article reassessment/John Philip Sousa/1
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This page has a decent bit of missing, fundamental information and poor sourcing. At the time of writing this, the page names sources from Amazon and J. W. Pepper (an online music retailer) instead of the actual publications. And while properly formatted citations are not required for a GA, this page is remarkably bad to the point that dates and authors are missing, simple bare links point to incorrect places, and shortened footnote templates are broken. There are a few statements that need sourcing in general.
In terms of missing information, the coverage of his music is poor, being a simple listing of his work. The section needs to cover how he composed, his compositional techniques, and his musical legacy. All of this is standard information in any of the dozen books covering him (which the page only uses two of). Another major facet missing is in-depth coverage of his bands. His career section is under 500 words. (Why is his hobby section longer?) The Sousa Band (his civilian ensemble) lasted nearly forty years and does not even receive a full paragraph in the article. I can point out some more specifics as needed (and I have access to several books), but this page needs a major overhaul, not just some light editing. Why? I Ask (talk) 06:49, 8 February 2025 (UTC)