J.W. Pepper & Son, Inc.
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James Welsh Pepper was born in Philadelphia in 1853, and died in the same city on July 28, 1919. He was and American music publisher and band instrument maker.
In 1876, Pepper founded a publishing house in his home city which printed music tutorial books and a magazine called Musical Times, which ceased production in 1912. Additionally, Pepper produced musical instruments such as drums until 1910, the year in which J.W. Pepper & Sons was founded.
Pepper is often credited with inventing the Sousaphone around the year 1893, although there have been some disputes to this claim.
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'Pepper, J(ames) W(elsh)', Grove Music Online ed. L. Macy (Accessed [29 November 2006]), <http://www.grovemusic.com>
The Magazine he published was Musical Times and Band Journal from the 1880s till 1914.
