Let's All Be Americans Now

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"Let's All Be Americans Now"
Song
LanguageEnglish
Published1917
Songwriter(s) Irving Berlin, Edgar Leslie, and George W. Meyer

Let's All Be Americans Now is a World War I song written and composed by Irving Berlin, Edgar Leslie, and George W. Meyer. [1] The song was first published in 1917 by Waterson, Berlin & Snyder Co., in New York, NY.The sheet music cover depicts a soldier with his rifle and silhouetted marching soldiers in the background. [2] A popular recording in 1917 was made by the American Quartet. [3]

The sheet music can be found at the Pritzker Military Museum & Library. [4]

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References

  1. Vogel, Frederick G. (1995). World War I Songs: A History and Dictionary of Popular American Patriotic Tunes, with Over 300 Complete Lyrics. Jefferson: McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 203. ISBN   0-89950-952-5. OCLC   32241433.
  2. Parker, Bernard S. (2007). World War I Sheet Music 1. Jefferson: McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 363. ISBN   978-0-7864-2798-7. OCLC   71790113.
  3. Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. p. 25. ISBN   0-89820-083-0.
  4. Berlin, Irving, Edgar Leslie, and George W. Meyer. 1917. Let's all be Americans now. OCLC   893527555

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