Election Songs of the United States
If you’re looking for U.S. presidential campaign songs and political ditties dating from 1800 to 1950, you’ll find them on this collection, which includes a "Yankee Doodle" spin-off urging "Fair and Free Elections" and Lincoln’s "Rally Round the Cause, Boys" to the tune of "Battle Cry of Freedom." A few losers’ songs are featured as well.
Track Listing
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Folkways Suggests
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Everhart-InternationalBob Everhart
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Presidential Campaign Songs, 1789-1996Oscar Brand
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The Folkways Years, 1944-1961Cisco Houston
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Classic Labor Songs from Smithsonian FolkwaysVarious Artists
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Down Yonder: Old Time String Band Music from GeorgiaGordon Tanner, John Patterson, ...
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From the Archives“White House Blues”: Music of the Political Process -
From the ArchivesFiddle Music from Smithsonian Folkways -
From the ArchivesThe Great Gatsby’s Roaring Twenties from Smithsonian Folkways -
From the ArchivesBallad Songs from Smithsonian Folkways -
From the ArchivesSounds from Appalachia from Smithsonian Folkways
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From the ArchivesThe Woody Guthrie Papers | Smithsonian Folkways Magazine -
From the ArchivesNational Heritage Awards: Honoring Traditional Artists in the USA -
From the ArchivesAnthology of American Folk Music: Historical and award-winning ... -
From the Archives“Oh, John the Rabbit”: From Story to Song - Lesson Plan | ... -
From the ArchivesSinging for Justice - Lesson Plan | Smithsonian Folkways Magazine