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Music Man Square (Visit this link)

So it seemed only natural to celebrate the life and music of Meredith Willson by developing this multi-million dollar complex adjoining his boyhood home, not only to honor him but to sustain the spirit of River City, Iowa.

At the museum you will hear your favorite Meredith Willson songs. See artifacts and memorabilia from his illustrious career. Learn the importance of music in the lives of ordinary Americans. It's all in the Meredith Willson Museum now open at "The Music Man Square."

The importance of music in Willson's life, and all of American culture, is highlighted in exhibits ranging from Civil War bands to Victorian parlor music to swing bands. Among the other exhibits is a replica of the studio in his California home, featuring the actual piano on which he composed many of his hits.

http://www.themusicmansquare.org