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Let's All Be Americans Now

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"Let's All Be Americans Now"
Sheet music cover, 1917
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, appearing in the Broadway musical, 'Dance and Grow Thin'.[2] The sheet music cover depicts a soldier with his rifle and silhouetted marching soldiers in the background.[3] A popular recording in 1917 was made by the American Quartet.[4]

The sheet music can be found at the Pritzker Military Museum & Library.[5]

References

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  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. ^ "Dance and Grow Thin – Broadway Musical – Original | IBDB". www.ibdb.com. Retrieved 2024-06-03.
  3. ^ Parker, Bernard S. (2007). World War I Sheet Music 1. Jefferson: McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 363. ISBN 978-0-7864-2798-7. OCLC 71790113.
  4. ^ Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. p. 25. ISBN 0-89820-083-0.
  5. ^ Berlin, Irving, Edgar Leslie, and George W. Meyer. 1917. Let's all be Americans now. OCLC 893527555

Bibliography

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  • Parker, Bernard S. World War I Sheet Music 1. Jefferson: McFarland & Company, Inc., 2007. ISBN 978-0-7864-2798-7. OCLC 71790113
  • Paas, John Roger. 2014. America sings of war: American sheet music from World War I. ISBN 9783447102780. OCLC 892462420
  • Vogel, Frederick G. World War I Songs: A History and Dictionary of Popular American Patriotic Tunes, with Over 300 Complete Lyrics. Jefferson: McFarland & Company, Inc., 1995. ISBN 0-89950-952-5. OCLC 32241433