Remembering past bandleaders, musicians, arrangers and ballroom operators. Ziegler, Elmer M. Noted Bandleader Ziegler Dies at 84 Madison, Wis. (AP) – Elmer M. Ziegler, who once played in John Philip Sousa’s band, but was better remembered in Madison as conductor of its own Capital City Band, died during the weekend at age 84. A native of Muscatine, Iowa, he wrote more than 53 marches and more than 100 other band scores. [Source: Omaha World-Herald (Omaha, Nebraska), dated January 19, 1981] In Memory Main Page        Lonny Lynn Home Page