Arthur Pryor, American trombonist, composer, and bandleader (died 1942)

Arthur Pryor

American bandleader, composer, virtuoso trombonist in the Sousa Band (1869–1942)

Arthur Willard Pryor 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". In later life, he became a Democratic Party politician from New Jersey, who served on…