Posted on 01/28/2016 5:15:46 PM PST by WhiskeyX
November 10, 2013 marks the 75th anniversary of the introduction of Irving Berlin's classic song by the one and only Kate Smith! "God Bless America" has long been thought of as the second National Anthem, and this song was associated with Kate Smith for the rest of her days - and beyond. All royalties received from this song - record and sheet music sales - were donated by Irving and Kate to the Boy and Girl Scouts of America. You will notice that there are a few extra and alternate lines in the song; Irving Berlin deleted/changed them shortly after this performance. This is a legendary moment in entertainment history, originally aired November 10, 1938, the night before Armistice Day. Enjoy!
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Whenever they played her 'God Bless America' before the games instead of the National Anthem they kept winning. She had an almost perfect record. I think she was brought in to sing live in the finals. She was part of the team.
And now you know the rest of the story.
From the green fields of Virginia
To the goldfields out in Nome...
These didn't make it into her recorded version that was a hit in 1939 and 1940.
Stay As Sweet As You Are (1934)
That was the first time I followed hockey as a kid, I loved the “Broad Street Bullies.”
Great documentary about them....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ms68m8ZP528
Funny to see Bobby Clarke now with a nice set of choppers.
That explains the scenes. Thank you.
Wow Gator! Thank you for that link. I was at that parade.
At the 29:30 mark Kate Smith sings live and they win the cup.
At the 47:00 mark they pummel the Soviet Red Army team and make them scamper off the ice like little girls.
I am so fortunate to be young in that era and experience the Broad Street Bullies and what they accomplished.
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