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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.
Singing "God Bless America" at the Pentagon memorial dedication, September 11, 2008. In 1940, "God Bless America" was the official campaign song for both President Franklin Delano Roosevelt and his Republican opponent, Wendell Willkie. At that time, the song represented cultural and religious tolerance. [11]
The Yankees have moved on from Kate Smith's "God Bless America" after discovering several songs she recorded in the late 1930s.
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 ...
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The song was popularized by singer Kate Smith, whose rendition was a hit in 1931, [2] [better source needed] and by singer and civil rights activist Paul Robeson. [3] [4] It was also featured in a 1931 all-star recording of a medley of songs from George White's Scandals. One verse runs: Someone had to pick the cotton, Someone had to plant the corn,
Lee Greenwood helped ring in Donald Trump’s official return to the White House. The country singer, 82, performed his patriotic anthem “God Bless the U.S.A” at Trump’s inauguration in the ...
"God Bless America" (Irving Berlin) Kate Smith: 1938 20 "The Stars and Stripes Forever" (John Philip Sousa) Sousa's Band: 1897 21 "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" (Norman Whitfield, Barrett Strong) Marvin Gaye: 1968 22 "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" (Redding, Steve Cropper) Otis Redding: 1967 23