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The song "America the Beautiful" was sung before, but it was switched to "God Bless America" in the post-9/11 era. The song for many years was performed by Florence Henderson, a native Hoosier, and a friend of the Hulman-George family, the track's owners at the time. The performance, often not televised, immediately precedes the national anthem.
Song Songwriter / Lyricist Ref. 1920: Warren G. Harding: Republican "Harding, You're the Man for Us" Al Jolson [2] 1924: Calvin Coolidge: Republican "Keep Cool and Keep Coolidge" Bruce Harper and Ida Cheever Goodwin 1928: Al Smith: Democratic "Sidewalks of New York" Charles B. Lawlor and James W. Blake: 1932: Franklin D. Roosevelt: Democratic
"God Bless the U.S.A." (also known as "Proud to Be an American" [2] [3]) is an American patriotic song written and recorded by American country singer Lee Greenwood, and is considered to be his signature song. Released by MCA Nashville on May 21, 1984, it appeared on Greenwood's third album, You've Got a Good Love Comin'.
"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. [2] 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. [3]
Lee Greenwood will celebrate the 40th anniversary of his iconic anthem “God Bless the USA” – a love letter to the country – and at 81 years old, he has no plans to slow down.
On July 4, 1828, the U.S. Marine Band performed the song at a ceremony for the formal opening of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, which was attended by President John Quincy Adams. [7] Andrew Jackson was the first living President to have the song used to honor his position in 1829, and it was played at Martin Van Buren's inauguration in 1837. [4]
The lyrics are from Robert Treat Paine, Jr., to the tune of "To Anacreon in Heaven" (the same tune as the patriotic song and future national anthem "The Star-Spangled Banner".) The country is poetically referred to as Columbia , and enduring national greatness depends on avoiding the evils of mercantilism , French alliances (see XYZ Affair ...
The President Sang Amazing Grace" is a 2016 song written by Zoe Mulford. It was inspired by the Charleston church shooting of 2015. The song recounts the moment when President Barack Obama broke into an impromptu performance of the hymn "Amazing Grace" while delivering the eulogy for Clementa C. Pinckney. [1]