Songs Sung Red, White, and Blue: The Stories Behind America's Best-Loved Patriotic Songs
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| Rating | : | 4.82 (611 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0060513047 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 223 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-07-23 |
| Language | : | English |
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He has appeared on CBS This Morning, NBC Nightly News, CNN, the Today Show,Good Morning America, and Entertainment Tonight. Ace Collins is the award-winning author of Stories Behind the Best-Loved Songs of Christmas, Turn Your Radio On, Lassie: A Dog's Life, and many other nonfiction books. He lives in Texas.
He lives in Texas. About the AuthorAce Collins is the award-winning author of Stories Behind the Best-Loved Songs of Christmas, Turn Your Radio On, Lassie: A Dog's Life, and many other nonfiction books. . He has appeared on CBS This Morning, NBC Nightly News, CNN, the Today Show,Good Morning America, and Entertainment Tonight
Here are songs that are as close to our hearts as any ever written -- songs that form a rousing soundtrack to America's story.. Cohan. It's hard to imagine a single American who hasn't been touched deeply at one time or another by the songs in these pages. Throughout our nation's history, patriotic songs have lifted our spirits during hard times and brought us closer to our heritage and to each other. Military anthems like "The Marine's Hymn" and "Anchors Aweigh" share pages with other songs of war, such as the War of 1812's "The Star-Spangled Banner" and the Civil War's "Battle Hymn of the Republic." Popular tunes dating back to the earliest days of our nation, such as "Yankee Doodle," are included alongside contemporary hits like "God Bless the U.S.A." Other favorites like "This Land Is Your Land" and "This Is My Country" reflect on our nation in times of peace.You'll meet a surprising and diverse cast of behind-the-scenes characters, which includes both everyday Americans -- teachers, preachers, and soldiers -- as well as celebrated songwriters like Irving Berlin and George M. From the soaring chorus of "God Bless America" to the quiet poetry of "America the Beautiful," historian Ace Collins takes you inside the creati
What a great way to learn the background of how important songs J. Gould A must read . What a great way to learn the background of how important songs from the past were written both words and music other than The Star Spangled Banner as we all should knowI highly recommend this book and also written by Ace are the back grounds of some Christmas music.. This book has great information on patriotic songs I am a school music teacher. This book has great information on patriotic songs!. Really enjoy Ace Collins' books. I really enjoy all Ace Collins' stories behind the music books. Very good books!