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| Star-spangled banner tune origins? |
| Author: | Andrew Denny |
| Date: | Friday, 14th Sep 2001 14:24 |
| Views: | 5,305 (excluding Digests and RSS feeds) |
| Category: | Language, Education, Arts and Events | | URL: | http://www.freepint.com/go/b12795 |
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I read somewhere, a while back, that the American Natonal Anthem was originally the tune of a traditional English folk song. I'd forgotten that little nugget until now, when it's in such prominence in England again. Where could I go to find the original tune and words?
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 | Star-spangled banner tune origins? | | I read somewhere, a while back, that the American Natonal Anthem was originally the tune of a traditional English folk ... |
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Andrew Denny |
14/09/01 14:24 |
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Edward W. Stollery II |
18/09/01 03:43 |
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 | Re: Star-spangled banner tune origins? | | Andrew,
find the story of the star-spangled banner's English connections can be found at http://www.uselessknowledge.com/britain/ssbanner.shtml. The composer is John Stafford Smith ... |
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Darren Jones |
14/09/01 16:50 |
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Andrew Denny |
17/09/01 14:29 |
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randall pierce |
19/09/01 19:28 |
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