And There I Stood with My Piccolo (Paperback) by Meredith Willson

Originally published in 1948 by Doubleday & Company, Inc.

And There I Stood with My Piccolo, originally published in 1948, is a zesty and colorful memoir of composer Meredith Willson's early years--from growing up in Mason City, Iowa, to playing the flute with John Philip Sousa's band and the New York Philharmonic Orchestra, to a successful career in composing for radio and motion pictures in Hollywood.

It was apparent to everyone, except maybe Willson himself, that he was on his way to something big.