We are what we listen to. That's the premise of this study of 100 songs that have shaped and defined the American experience, from the Colonial period to the present.
Front Cover.
Half Title Page.
Title Page.
Copyright Page.
Contents.
Introduction.
The Years 1750–1899.
1: “Yankee Doodle,” 1750s.
2: “Chester,” 1770.
3: “The Star-Spangled Banner,” 1814.
4: “Amazing Grace,” 1779.
5: “Oh! Susanna,” 1847.
6: “No More Auction Block for Me,” 1860S.
7: “Follow the Drinking Gourd,” 1928.
8: “Jingle Bells,” 1850.
9: “Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair,” 1854.
10: “Nearer, My God, To Thee,” 1841.
11: “Dixie,” 1859.
12: “The Battle Hymn of the Republic,” 1861.
13: “When Johnny Comes Marching Home,” 1863.
14: “America the Beautiful,” 1893.
Notes.
The Years 1900–1939.
15: “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” 1900.
16: “Give My Regards to Broadway,” 1904.
17: “The Yankee Doodle Boy,” 1904.
18: “Will the Circle Be Unbroken?,” 1907.
19: “Take Me out to the Ball Game,” 1908.
20: “Alexander's Ragtime Band,” 1911.
21: “When Irish Eyes Are Smiling,” 1912.
22: “Over There,” 1917.
23: “The Ballad of John Henry,” Early 1900S.
24: “Stardust,” 1929.
25: “Waiting for a Train,” 1928.
26: “Mack the Knife,” 1928.
27: “Georgia (on My Mind),”42 1930.
28: “It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing),” 1931.
