David Wallis Reeves
American bandleader and composer
Died when: 62 years 22 days (744 months)Star Sign: Aquarius
David Wallis Reeves (February 14, 1838 – March 8, 1900), also known as D.W.Reeves or Wally Reeves, was an American composer, cornetist, and bandleader.
He developed the American march style, later made famous by the likes of John Philip Sousa, and his innovations include adding a countermelody to the American march form in 1876.
Sousa called Reeves "The Father of Band Music in America", and stated he wished he himself had written Reeves' "Second Regiment Connecticut National Guard March".
Charles Ives also borrowed from the "Second Connecticut" on four occasions.
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