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"For Your Country and My Country"
Song

"For Your Country and My Country" is a World War I era song released in 1917. Lyrics and music were written by Irving Berlin.[1] The song was published by Waterson, Berlin & Snyder, Co. of New York, New York. Artist Albert Wilfred Barbelle designed the sheet music cover. It features Uncle Sam playing a snare drum with an eagle on his shoulder. In the background are ships sailing, and below that are troops marching. Above the title, it reads, "The Official Recruiting Song."[2] The song was written for voice and piano, [3][4] along with chords for guitar, ukulele, and banjo.[5]

On July 9, 1917, Conway's Band recorded the song with conductor Patrick Conway. It was released under the Victor record label.[6] The Peerless Quartet also recorded a version of the song in 1917. It was released under Columbia Records.[7]

The sheet music can be found at Pritzker Military Museum & Library.[8]

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. 175. ISBN 0-89950-952-5.
  2. ^ Parker, Bernard S. (2007). World War I Sheet Music. Vol. 1. Jefferson: McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 165. ISBN 978-0-7864-2798-7.
  3. ^ "For Your Country and My Country". Mississippi State University: University Libraries Digital Collections. Mississippi State University. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
  4. ^ "The Official Recruiting Song. For Your Country and My Country". JScholarship. JScholarship. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
  5. ^ "For your country and my country". Brown University Library. Brown University. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
  6. ^ "For Your Country and My Country". Library of Congress National Jukebox. Library of Congress. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
  7. ^ "Henry Burr / Peerless Quartette ‎– Joan Of Arc / For Your Country And My Country". Dicogs. Discogs. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
  8. ^ {{cite web |url=http://www.worldcat.org/title/for-your-country-and-my-country/oclc/7496209&referer=brief_results |title=For your country and my country |author= |website=OCLC WorldCat |publisher=OCLC WorldCat |access-date=4 March 2016}]
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