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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 ...
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.
He was the show's first and most frequent guest host, and appeared annually on its Christmas edition with his wife Kathryn and his younger children. The coverage of his annual golf tournament gave him regular exposure as did his appearances on The American Sportsman program.
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 Award winning film of the same name. He was a member of the Communist Party from the 1930s to the 1950s.
Pages in category "1950s American television specials" The following 22 pages are in this category, out of 22 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
[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
The early days of television introduced hour-long anthology drama series, many of which received critical acclaim. [6] [7] Examples include Kraft Television Theatre (debuted May 7, 1947), The Chevrolet Tele-Theatre (debuted September 27, 1948), Television Playhouse (debuted December 4, 1947), The Philco Television Playhouse (debuted October 3, 1948), Westinghouse Studio One (debuted November 7 ...
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.