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Singer. Years active. 1926–1976. Labels. RCA Victor, Savoy Records. Kathryn Elizabeth Smith (May 1, 1907 – June 17, 1986) was an American contralto. [1][2][3][4] Referred to as The First Lady of Radio, Smith is well known for her renditions of "God Bless America" and "When the Moon Comes over the Mountain".
Songwriter (s) Irving Berlin. Connie Francis singles chronology. " Among My Souvenirs " (1959) " God Bless America " (1959) " Mama " (1960) " God Bless America " is an American patriotic song written by Irving Berlin during World War I in 1918 and revised by him in the run-up to World War II in 1938.
— Dr. Ludwig Gruener German newspaper story : 23 Berlin rose as a songwriter in Tin Pan Alley and on Broadway. In 1911, Emma Carus introduced his first world-famous hit, "Alexander's Ragtime Band", followed by a performance from Berlin himself at the Friars' Frolic of 1911 with Clifford Hess as his accompanist. He became an instant celebrity, and the featured performer later that year at ...
Box office. $5.5 million [4] Once Upon a Time in America (Italian: C'era una volta in America) is a 1984 epic crime film co-written and directed by Italian filmmaker Sergio Leone, and starring Robert De Niro and James Woods. The film is an Italian–American [3] venture produced by The Ladd Company, Embassy International Pictures, PSO ...
The Yankees have moved on from Kate Smith's "God Bless America" after discovering several songs she recorded in the late 1930s.
Released. 1931. Recorded. 1931. Songwriter (s) Ray Henderson and Lew Brown. Notably recorded by Paul Robeson and Kate Smith. " That's Why Darkies Were Born " was a popular song written by Ray Henderson and Lew Brown. It originated in George White's Scandals of 1931, where white baritone Everett Marshall performed the song in blackface.
Full movie. In World War I, song-and-dance man Jerry Jones is drafted into the US Army, where he stages a revue called Yip Yip Yaphank.It is a rousing success, but one night during the show orders are received to leave immediately for France: instead of the finale, the troops march up the aisles through the audience, out the theater's main entrance and into a convoy of waiting trucks.
Bronze sculpture. Subject. Kate Smith. Location. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. Coordinates. 39°54′15.59″N 75°10′9.73″W / 39.9043306°N 75.1693694°W / 39.9043306; -75.1693694. A statue of singer Kate Smith (1907–1986) by Marc Mellon [1][2] was installed outside Philadelphia 's Xfinity Live!, in the U.S. state of ...