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2. Ballad for Americans - Wikipedia

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   "Ballad for Americans" (1939), originally titled "The Ballad for Uncle Sam", is an American patriotic cantata with lyrics by John La Touche and music by Earl Robinson. It was written for the Federal Theatre Project production, Sing for Your Supper that opened on April 24, 1939. [ 1 ]

3. Ballad for Americans (album) - Wikipedia

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   Ballad for Americans is a studio album of phonograph records by Bing Crosby released in 1940 featuring the popular "Ballad for Americans" sung by Crosby in an American-type patriotic style. In 1946, the two records in this album were put into a new album called What We So Proudly Hail. This was Crosby's first studio album that was not a reissue ...

4. Earl Robinson - Wikipedia

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   Robinson is remembered for his music, including the cantata "Ballad for Americans" and songs such as "Joe Hill" and "Black and White", which expressed his left-leaning political views. He wrote many popular songs and music for Hollywood films, including his collaboration with Lewis Allan on the 1940s hit "The House I Live In" from the Academy ...

5. John La Touche (lyricist) - Wikipedia

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   For the show Sing For Your Supper (1939), he wrote the lyrics for "Ballad for Uncle Sam", later retitled "Ballad for Americans", with music by Earl Robinson. It was featured at both the 1940 Republican Convention and the convention of the American Communist Party , and was extremely popular in 1940s America.

6. Category:1950s American music television series - Wikipedia

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   Pages in category "1950s American music television series" The following 41 pages are in this category, out of 41 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .

7. Paul Robeson discography - Wikipedia

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   [A] The LP contains the original recording of Ballad for Americans (courtesy of RCA Victor) and a live Carnegie Hall Concert, Vol. 2. Paul Robeson: The Complete EMI Sessions, 1928−1939 Box Set; Paul Robeson: The Power and The Glory; On My Journey: Paul Robeson's Independent Recordings; Paul Robeson: The Political Years

8. List of Your Hit Parade number-one songs - Wikipedia

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   The Your Hit Parade chart was established in April 1935, which operated under a proprietary formula to determine the popularity of a song based on five factors, including 1) record sales (divided between a) retail and b) wholesale), 2) sheet-music copies of the song (both retail and wholesale), 3) number of radio plays, a category that is sub ...

9. 1950s in music - Wikipedia

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   This article includes an overview of the major events and trends in popular music in the 1950s.. In North America and Europe, the 1950s were revolutionary in regards to popular music, as it started a dramatic shift from traditional pop music to modern pop music, largely in part due to the rise of Rock and roll.