Edwin Eugene Bagley

Edwin Eugene "E. E." Bagley (May 29, 1857 – January 29, 1922) was an American composer most famous for composing the march National Emblem. Bagley was born in Craftsbury, Vermont on May 29, 1857. He began his music career at age nine as a vocalist and comedian with Leavitt's Bellringers, a company of entertainers that toured many of the larger cities of the United States. Bagley began playing the cornet, traveling with the Swiss Bellringers for six years.