American Songs and Composers

It's Independence Day. A few of my favorite Patriotic tunes and blog posts speaking about American composers and Patriotic songs. Just a reference to use for a composer's corner session I'll be conducting for 4th of July.

Burt Bacharach "Best of"

Irving Berlin "God Bless America" Kate Smith

George M Cohan "Best of"
Duke Ellington "It Don't Mean a Thing"
Irving Berlin speaking about Stephen Foster
George Gershwin "Swanee"
Cole Porter "Don't Fence Me In" performed by Roy Rogers
Richard Rodgers "You'll Never Walk Alone" Josh Groan
John Phillip Sousa "Stars and Stripes Forever"

Johnny Cash "Ragged Old Flag"
Ray Charles "America the Beautiful"
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Famous American Songs