Book 2013

God Bless America

Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Language: English
Published: 2013

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MUSIC
Printed Music
General
Patriotic music
History

The song 'God Bless America' has come to inhabit our collective consciousness. This book tells the fascinating story behind the song, from its composition in 1918 by Irving Berlin, to its first performance by Kate Smith in 1938, to its post 9/11 popularity.