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Berlin gave the royalties of the song to The God Bless America Fund for redistribution to Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts in New York City. [9] Smith performed the song on her two NBC television series in the 1950s. [10] "God Bless America" also spawned another of Irving Berlin's tunes, "Heaven Watch The Philippines," during the end of World War II.
The Yankees have moved on from Kate Smith's "God Bless America" after discovering several songs she recorded in the late 1930s.
On April 18, 2019, the baseball team New York Yankees announced that Kate Smith's rendition of "God Bless America" would no longer be played at Yankee Stadium, citing "That's Why Darkies Were Born" along with another controversial song sung by Smith, "Pickaninny Heaven".
Smith was born on May 1, 1907, in Greenville, Virginia, to Charlotte 'Lottie' Yarnell (née Hanby) and William Herman Smith and grew up in Washington, D.C. [5] Her father owned the Capitol News Company, distributing newspapers and magazines in the greater D.C. area. [6] She was the youngest of three daughters, the middle child dying in infancy.
Donald Trump, the president, either does not know or does not care about the lyrics to "God Bless America." After rescinding his invitation to host the Philadelphia Eagles at the White House upon ...
Kate Smith "God Bless America" [9] Victor 26198: March 21, 1939 () April 5, 1939 () US Billboard 1939 #6, US #5 for 1 week, 12 total weeks, Grammy Hall of Fame 1982, National Recording Registry 2002 7: Glenn Miller and his Orchestra "Over the Rainbow" [10] Bluebird 10366: July 12, 1939 () August 17, 1939 ()
“God Bless America. God bless #45, 47.” ... We are now two, and it is agonizing. Still, I know he is a good man and he would do anything for a family member or friend, which makes what he has ...
Lauren Hart (born January 10, 1967) is an American singer based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.She is best known for singing the American and Canadian national anthems prior to Philadelphia Flyers games, the team for which her father Gene Hart was the long-time television and radio announcer for 29 years, and also performing a duet of "God Bless America" with a taped version of Kate Smith on ...