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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 of Belarusian origin 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 ...
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.
For the Arlo Guthrie album, see Arlo Guthrie discography. " This Land Is Your Land " is a song by American folk singer Woody Guthrie. One of the United States' most famous folk songs, its lyrics were written in 1940 in critical response to Irving Berlin 's "God Bless America". Its melody is based on a Carter Family tune called "When the World's ...
The full dialogue was restored in 1980 for home video releases and future broadcast syndication. [ citation needed ] On April 18, 2019, the baseball team New York Yankees announced that Kate Smith's rendition of " God Bless America " would no longer be played at Yankee Stadium , citing "That's Why Darkies Were Born" along with another ...
Irving Berlin (born Israel Beilin; Yiddish: ישראל ביילין; [1] May 11, 1888 [2] – September 22, 1989) was an American songwriter. His music forms a large part of the Great American Songbook. Berlin received numerous honors including an Academy Award, a Grammy Award, and a Tony Award. He also received the Presidential Medal of ...
"God Bless America" (written by Irving Berlin, performed by Kate Smith – 1943) – Plays over the opening credits from a radio in Eve's bedroom and briefly at the film's ending. " Yesterday " (written by Lennon–McCartney – 1965) – A Muzak version of this piece plays when Noodles first returns to New York in 1968, examining himself in a ...
Domenica Bongiovanni, Indianapolis Star. May 16, 2024 at 11:00 AM. Singer-songwriter Phillip Phillips will sing "God Bless America" as part of the pre-race ceremony before the 2024 Indy 500 ...
A statue of singer Kate Smith (1907–1986) by Marc Mellon was installed outside Philadelphia's Xfinity Live!, in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, until 2019. Description and history. The 8-foot (2.4 m) bronze sculpture was commissioned by the Philadelphia Flyers and unveiled on October 8, 1987.