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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. The later version was notably recorded by Kate Smith, becoming her ...
"My Country, 'Tis of Thee", also known as simply "America", is an American patriotic song, the lyrics of which were written by Samuel Francis Smith. The song served as one of the de facto national anthems of the United States (along with songs like "Hail, Columbia") before the adoption of "The Star-Spangled Banner" as the official U.S. national anthem in 1931.
Smith was born on May 1, 1907, in Greenville, Virginia, to Charlotte 'Lottie' Yarnell ( née Hanby) and William Herman Smith and grew up in Washington, D.C. [5] Her father owned the Capitol News Company, distributing newspapers and magazines in the greater D.C. area. [6] She was the youngest of three daughters, the middle child dying in infancy.
Bob Parkinson. . . ( m. 1985; div. 1985) . Website. Official website. Connie Francis (born Concetta Rosa Maria Franconero; December 12, 1937) [2] is an American pop singer, actress, and top-charting female vocalist of the late 1950s and early 1960s. She is estimated to have sold more than 100 million records worldwide.
Dolly Parton released "Color Me America" in 2003 as a soothing balm post-9/11, singing, " I am red and white and blue / These are colors that ring true / To all I am and feel and love and do / I ...
The song explores themes of heartbreak, faith, sexuality, love, vulnerability, defeat and fragility. "Jesus Christ 2005 God Bless America" was released to positive reviews from contemporary music critics, who praised the song's emotionally-charged lyrics, composition and the inclusion of Bridgers. Commercially, the single peaked at number 11 on ...
Singer-songwriter Phillip Phillips will sing "God Bless America" as part of the pre-race ceremony before the 2024 Indy 500, Indianapolis Motor Speedway announced Thursday.. Phillips is known for ...
God Bless America is a 2011 American action black comedy film written and directed by Bobcat Goldthwait.Combining elements of political satire with dark humor, the film stars Joel Murray and Tara Lynne Barr as a middle-aged man and a teenage girl who go on a killing spree after bonding over their disgust of what American culture has become in a post-9/11 world.