Don’t know who all remembers hearing of Kate Smith…but to me she is awesome….please enjoy..
it’s a great song about a great nation……
In early 1940, Kate Smith, a fiercely patriotic American, and the biggest
star on radio, was deeply worried about her country.
She asked Irving Berlin if he could give her a song that would re-ignite the
spirit of American patriotism and faith. He said he had a song that he had
written in 1917, but never used it. He said she could have it.
She sat at the piano & played it and realized how good it was. She called
Mr. Berlin and told him that she couldn’t take this from him for nothing.
So, they agreed that any money that would be made off the song would be
donated to the Boy Scouts of America.
Thanks to Kate Smith and Irving Berlin, the Scouts have received millions of
dollars in royalties.
This clip is from the movie “You’re in the Army Now”. You will see a
familiar face in this-one that we are all very proud of.
Frank Sinatra said that when Kate Smith, whom he considered the greatest
singer of his age, first sang this song on the radio, a million guys got
‘dust’ in their eyes and had to wipe the tears the ‘dust’ caused.
If you can watch and listen without ‘dust’ getting in your eyes, you have no
soul. Sit back and enjoy a Real Star.
(There is still some of that dust in the air….)
