The entry above is a tall tale....

"Massacre" was reckoned to have been written by a brass band arranger of the F.S.U in the 1960''s, the late Charlie Carter. The source of information is given as Patrick Dunnegan director of F.S.U.s Marching band.

There are definite urban myths here...It's cultural heritage seems to be based more on Hollywood/John Ford pre-cursors and if taken back - to Buffalo Bill's Wild West Shows which had accompanying music (see earlier entry).