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The song's reach throughout the United States and popularity have been attributed to soldiers of the war, who passed the tune from location to location during the war's tenure. The song remained popular through the nineteenth century. The typical reduction of the song's title from "My Old Kentucky Home, Good-Night!"
"Blue Moon of Kentucky" is a waltz written in 1945 by bluegrass musician Bill Monroe and recorded by his band, the Blue Grass Boys. Some think the origins may trace back to "Roll Along, Kentucky Moon", a similar waltz recorded 20 years prior by Jimmie Rodgers. The song has since been recorded by many artists, including Elvis Presley and Paul ...
Emmett's lyrics as they were originally intended reflect the hostile mood of many white Americans in the late 1850s towards increasing abolitionist sentiments in the United States. The song presented the point of view, common to minstrelsy at the time, that slavery in the United States was a positive institution overall.
"The Kentucky Volunteer" is a song published in the United States on January 6, 1794. Its music was composed by Raynor Taylor and its lyrics by "a Lady of Philadelphia". [ 1 ] It is noteworthy for being the first musical composition copyrighted under the new United States Constitution . [ 2 ]
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"The Hunters of Kentucky", also called "The Battle of New Orleans" and "Half Horse and Half Alligator", is a song written to commemorate Andrew Jackson's victory over the British at the Battle of New Orleans. In 1824 and 1828, he used it as his presidential campaign song.
For Shaftner, the song provides insights into America’s rich history. As she continued to sing the anthem, she began to pay more attention to the meaning behind the lyrics, learning the history ...
My Old Kentucky Home The title card Directed by Dave Fleischer Produced by Max Fleischer Music by Lou Fleischer song "My Old Kentucky Home" by Stephen Foster Production companies Out of the Inkwell Studios (National Amusements) Distributed by Red Seal Pictures Release date June 1926 (1926-06) Country United States Language English My Old Kentucky Home is a short animation film originally ...