Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
"God Bless America" is an American patriotic song written by Irving Berlin during World War I in 1918 and revised by him in the run-up to World War II in 1938. The later version was notably recorded by Kate Smith , becoming her signature song .
"My Country, 'Tis of Thee", also known as simply "America", is an American patriotic song, the lyrics of which were written by Samuel Francis Smith. [2] The song served as one of the de facto national anthems of the United States (along with songs like "Hail, Columbia") before the adoption of "The Star-Spangled Banner" as the official U.S. national anthem in 1931. [3]
The span of material was quite large; the album included "This Land Is Your Land", which Woody Guthrie had written in annoyed reaction to "God Bless America", [3] as well as both the overtly patriotic "God Bless the USA" and the far different "Blowin' in the Wind". [4] Two live recordings are used, both performances in New York City. [2]
Just minutes before his statement was released, the President joined a crowd of thousands to sing Berlin's "God Bless America" at a luncheon in Boston. Former President Ronald Reagan , who costarred in Berlin's 1943 musical This Is the Army, said, "Nancy and I are deeply saddened by the death of a wonderfully talented man whose musical genius ...
Reba followed Andra Day's emotional performance of "Lift Every Voice and Sing" and Post Malone's rendition of "God Bless America." She took the stage wearing a gold blazer, embellished black pants ...
The resurgent “God Bless The USA Bible” featured in Trump’s recent ad is an altered version of the original concept, a modification that likely followed the publishing shake-up.
Watch Donald Trump and Elon Musk perform a bizarre duet of God Bless America at Mar-a-Lago. The President-elect and his new chief efficiency officer joined opera singer Chris Macchio for a ...
God Bless America may also refer to: God Bless America (LeAnn Rimes album), 2001; God Bless America (charity album), a 2001 compilation album of patriotic songs by Columbia Records artists; God Bless America, a 2011 dark comedy film by Bobcat Goldthwait "God Bless America" (Orange Is the New Black), a 2019 television episode