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2. Ballad for Americans - Wikipedia

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   Congress abolished the project on June 30, 1939. The "Ballad of Uncle Sam" had been performed 60 times. Producer Norman Corwin then had Robinson sing "Ballad of Uncle Sam" for the CBS brass. CBS was impressed and hired Paul Robeson to perform the song. Corwin retitled the song "Ballad for Americans". Robeson and Robinson rehearsed for a week.

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. 10 Fashion Trends From the 1950s That Are Making a Comeback - AOL

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   “The 1950s fashion embraced femininity with A-line dresses, matching sets, puffy skirts, and romantic details like softer shoulders, lace, and delicate patterns,” says Tali Kogan, a personal ...

6. 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.

7. PHOTOS: Leonards Department Store in 1940s-’50s, a ... - AOL

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   The show was put on by the Camp Bowie Post VFW. Dec. 20, 1949: Santa Claus takes a break during duties at Leonard’s department store’s Toyland. He has worked at this location for 10 Christmases.

8. 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

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

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   Your Hit Parade was an American radio and television music program that was broadcast from 1935 to 1953 on radio, and seen from 1950 to 1959 on television. In 1935, they began publishing the earliest weekly music chart, preceding the Billboard singles chart, which was updated weekly by the Billboard magazine beginning on July 27, 1940.