Kate Smith
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Kathryn Elizabeth Smith was an American contralto. Referred to as The First Lady of Radio, Smith became well known for her renditions of "God Bless America" and "When the Moon Comes over the Mountain"
Smith in 1943
Smith on 1934 cover of Radio Mirror
The Aldriches and Kate Smith as the characters premiered on her radio program in September 1938
Ted Collins and Smith on her television show, 1953
God Bless America
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"God Bless America" is an American patriotic song written by Irving Berlin in 1918 and revised in 1938. The song is structured as a solemn prayer, asking for God's blessing and guidance for the United
Kate Smith
…Smith (May 1, 1907 – June 17, 1986) was an American contralto. Referred to as The First Lady of Radio, Smith became well known for her renditions of "God Bless America" and "When the Moon Comes over the Mountain". She began to use the descriptor The Songbird of the South in the late 1920s, while performing on the…
Irving Berlin performing for sailors aboard the battleship USS Arkansas in 1944.
Kate Smith, 1930s
President Richard Nixon sings "God Bless America" with Irving Berlin during the White House Vietnam POW Dinner (1973)
Singing "God Bless America" at the dedication of the Pentagon Memorial, September 11, 2008.