Ballad for Americans
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ballad-for-americans-191-7268209
title:
Ballad for Americans
text:
"Ballad for Americans" (1939), originally titled "The Ballad for Uncle Sam", is an American patriotic cantata with lyrics by John La Touche and music by Earl Robinson. It was written for the Federal Theatre Project production, Sing for Your Supper that opened on April 24, 1939. Congress abolished the project on June 30, 1939. The "Ballad of Uncle Sam" had been performed 60 times. Producer Norman Corwin then had Robinson sing "Ballad of Uncle Sam" for the CBS brass. CBS was impressed and hired Pa
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1939 cantata
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballad_for_Americans
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2024-03-03T11:20:52Z
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