Songs sung red, white, and blue
Subtitle: the stories behind America's best-loved patriotic songs
By: Ace Collins
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: HarperResource
Published: 2003
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 223
ISBN-13: 9780060513047
Subjects: History and criticism; Popular music; National songs; Patriotic music
Description: Documents the history behind thirty-five of America's most popular and famous patriotic songs, describing the events and people that contributed to such piecees as "Taps," "The Star-Spangled Banner," and "Yankee Doodle."
Table of contents: title: Abraham, Martin and John; title: The Air Force song; title: America the beautiful; title: An American trilogy; title: Anchors aweigh; title: The Army song; title: The ballad of the Green Berets; title: Battle cry of freedom; title: Battle hymn of the Republic; title: The battle of New Orleans; title: Columbia, the gem of the ocean; title: The fightin' side of me; title: God bless America; title: God bless the U.S.A.; title: Hail Columbia; title: Hail to the chief; title: I'm a Yankee doodle dandy; title: The Marine's hymn; title: My country 'tis of thee (America); title: Over there; title: Semper paratus (Always ready); title: The stars and stripes forever; title: The star-spangled banner; title: Taps; title: This is my country; title: This is the Army; title: This land is your land; title: The Washington post (march); title: When Johnny comes marching home; title: Yankee doodle; title: The yellow rose of Texas; title: You're a grand old flag.