| Description |
1 audio disc : digital ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Playing Time |
006900 |
| Performer |
Oscar Brand, John Foley, guitar and vocals; Jordan Brand, bass and vocals; Jonathan Pickow, banjo, synthesizer, and vocals. |
| Credits |
Compiled and produced by Oscar Brand. |
| Event |
Recorded in 1998. |
| Note |
Compact disc. |
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Program notes by Oscar Brand and Anthony Seeger, lyrics of the 1st and last songs, bibliography, and discography (36 p. : ill.) inserted in container. |
| Summary |
A collection of campaign songs, one per president, from George Washington to William Clinton. |
| Contents |
Free elections -- Follow Washington -- Adams and liberty -- For Jefferson and liberty -- Huzzah for Madison, huzzah -- Monroe is the man -- Little know ye who's coming -- Jackson and Kentucky -- Rockabye, baby -- The Harrison Yankee Doodle -- Tippecanoe and Tyler, too -- Jimmy Polk of Tennessee -- Rumadum dum -- The Union wagon -- Pierce and King -- Buchanan and John Breckenridge -- Lincoln and liberty -- Just before election, Andy -- Grant, Grant, Grant -- For Hayes and Wheeler, too -- If the Johnnies get into power again -- Democrats, good Democrats -- He's all right -- |
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Marching with McKinley -- Roosevelt the cry -- Get on a raft with Taft -- Wilson, that's all -- Harding, you're the man for us -- Keep cool and keep Coolidge -- If he's good enough for Lindy -- Franklin D. Roosevelt's back again -- I'm just wild about Harry -- I like Ike -- Marching down to Washington -- Hello, Lyndon -- Buckle down with Nixon -- I'm feeling good about America -- Why not the best? -- California, here we come -- This land is your land -- Don't stop thinking about tomorrow -- The same merry-go-round -- Song of the presidents. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliography and discography (p. 31-32). |
| Note |
GMD: sound recording. |
| Subject |
Presidents -- United States -- Election -- Songs and music.
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Campaign songs -- United States.
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Political ballads and songs -- United States.
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Campaign songs. (OCoLC)fst00844876
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Political ballads and songs. (OCoLC)fst01069210
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Presidents -- Election.
(OCoLC)fst01075747
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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| Genre/Form |
Music. (OCoLC)fst01423855
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| Added Author |
Foley, John (Vocalist) Performer.
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Brand, Jordan. Performer.
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Pickow, Jonathan. Performer.
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| Standard No. |
093074505120 |
| Music No. |
SFW CD 45051 Smithsonian Folkways |
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