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Learn about the history, lyrics and performances of "God Bless America", a song written by Irving Berlin in 1918 and revised in 1938. Kate Smith made it her signature song and sang it on radio, film and sports events.
Kate Smith (1907-1986) was a contralto singer who popularized "God Bless America" and other songs during World War II. She started her career in vaudeville and radio, and became known as The Songbird of the South and The First Lady of Radio.
Learn about the history and lyrics of the folk song "This Land Is Your Land" by Woody Guthrie, written in 1940 and inspired by Irving Berlin's "God Bless America". Find out how the song reflects Guthrie's political views and how it has been interpreted and performed by different artists.
"America the Beautiful" is a patriotic American song. Its lyrics were written by Katharine Lee Bates and its music was composed by church organist and choirmaster Samuel A. Ward at Grace Episcopal Church in Newark, New Jersey. [ 1 ]
The Yankees have moved on from Kate Smith's "God Bless America" after discovering several songs she recorded in the late 1930s.
A 1984 epic crime film by Sergio Leone, starring Robert De Niro and James Woods. It chronicles the lives of Jewish gangsters in New York City from the 1920s to the 1930s, and explores themes of friendship, love, betrayal, and loss.
Pages in category "Kate Smith songs" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. ... God Bless America; I. I May Never Pass This Way Again; L.
The album's release came at a time when a number of similarly themed albums were being released, [4] and many patriotic and inspirational American songs were showing up on the pop charts. [5] [7] The latter included "God Bless the USA" as well as different recordings of "The Star-Spangled Banner" and "America the Beautiful". [5]