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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.
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. The Yankees have moved on from Kate Smith's "God Bless America ...
Pages in category "Kate Smith songs" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. ... God Bless America; I. I May Never Pass This Way Again; L.
When Guthrie was tired of hearing Kate Smith sing "God Bless America" on the radio in the late 1930s, he sarcastically called his song "God Blessed America for Me" before renaming it "This Land Is Your Land". [1] In 1989, a 1947 release on the Asch record label was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. [2]
At the event, musicians from the U.S. Marine Corps played "God Bless America," my favorite song with the phrase "white with foam" in it. Trump, ever devoted to performative patriotism, sang along ...
US Billboard 1939 #5, US #5 for 1 week, 12 total weeks, Grammy Hall of Fame 1981, AFI 1, RIAA 1, Music Imprint 1 of 1930s, ASCAP song of 1938, National Recording Registry 2016 6: Kate Smith "God Bless America" [9] Victor 26198: March 21, 1939 () April 5, 1939 ()
These music stars with Oklahoma ties — plus one 'Oklahoma' song — are nominated for Grammys. Gannett. Brandy McDonnell, The Oklahoman. November 10, 2023 at 6:06 PM.