America Sings (medley)
~ Recording by Arthur Fiedler & Boston Pops Orchestra
Appears on releases
| # | Title | Length | Track artist | Release title | Release artist | Release group type | Country/Date | Label | Catalog# |
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| 3.7 | America Sings Medley: A Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight / I've Been Working on the Railroad / Down by the Old Mill Stream / In the Good Old Summertime / Jingle Bells / When Irish Eyes Are Smiling / God Bless America | 6:28 | Arthur Fiedler & The Boston Pops Orchestra | Play Million-Dollar Memories | Arthur Fiedler & Boston Pops Orchestra | Album |
| Reader’s Digest | 145B |
| 1.13 | America Sings Medly | 6:25 | Arthur Fiedler and the Boston Pops Orchestra | An Evening With the Great Pops Orchestras | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Reader’s Digest | |
Relationships
| recording of: | 1. A Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight (medley) 2. I’ve Been Working on the Railroad (medley) 3. Down by the Old Mill Stream (medley) 4. In the Good Old Summertime (medley) 5. Jingle Bells (medley) 6. When Irish Eyes Are Smiling (medley) 7. God Bless America (medley) |
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Related works
A Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight
| lyricist: | Joe Hayden (in 1896) |
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| composer: | Theodore August Metz (in 1896) |
| referred to in medleys: | Old Timers' Night at the Pops Medley |
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Down by the Old Mill Stream
| lyricist and composer: | “Tell” Taylor (Tin Pan Alley songwriter, 1876–1937) (in 1908) |
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| referred to in medleys: | Medley: Down by the Old Mill Stream / Row, Row, Row / Paddlin’ Madeleine Home (order: 1) |
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God Bless America
| lyricist and composer: | Irving Berlin |
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| publisher: | Irving Berlin Music Company Irving Berlin Music Corp. |
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| referred to in medleys: | The Medley of the Century (40 Tunes in 4 1/2 Minutes) (order: 39) |
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| later translated versions: | Take Me to the Ball Game / God Bless America |
| is the basis for: | God of Our Fathers / God Save America |
| arrangements: | God Bless America God Bless America (arr. Daniel Powers) |
| lyrics quoted in: | God Bless America — And All the Beautiful Women in It |
I’ve Been Working on the Railroad
| lyricist and composer: | [traditional] (special purpose artist) |
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| later translated versions: | Hineh Rakevet |
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| translated version of: | 線路はつづくよどこまでも |
| parts: | Someone's in the Kitchen with Dinah (American folk song) |
| is the basis for: | The Eyes of Texas |
In the Good Old Summertime
| lyricist: | Ren Shields (in 1902) |
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| composer: | George Evans (WWII era) (in 1902) |
| publisher: | Heatherfield Music |
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Jingle Bells
| lyricist and composer: | James Lord Pierpont (in 1850) |
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| publisher: | Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) |
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| composed at and lyrics written at: | Simpson Tavern in Medford, Massachusetts, United States (in 1850) |
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When Irish Eyes Are Smiling
| lyricist: | George Graff, Jr. (lyrics "When Irish Eyes Are Smiling") Chauncey Olcott |
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| composer: | Ernest R. Ball |
| publisher: | M. Witmark & Sons (in 1912) |
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| referred to in medleys: | The Medley of the Century (40 Tunes in 4 1/2 Minutes) (order: 17) |
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| arrangements: | When Irish Eyes Are Smiling (James Last arrangement) When Irish Eyes Are Smiling |
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