Take Me Out To The Ball Game

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Take Me Out To The Ball Game sung by Edward Meeker in 1908 on a phonograph cylinder by Edison recordings.

The words were written in 1908 by vaudeville star Jack Norworth, who while riding a subway train, was inspired by a sign that said "Baseball Today — Polo Grounds". The words were set to music by Albert Von Tilzer.

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Katie Casey was baseball mad,
Had the fever and had it bad.
Just to root for the home town crew,
Ev'ry sou1
Katie blew.
On a Saturday her young beau
Called to see if she'd like to go
To see a show, but Miss Kate said "No,
I'll tell you what you can do:"

[Chorus]

Take me out to the ball game,
Take me out with the crowd;
Buy me some peanuts and Cracker Jack,
I don't care if I never get back.
Let me root, root, root for the home team,
If they don't win, it's a shame.
For it's one, two, three strikes, you're out,
At the old ball game.

Katie Casey saw all the games,
Knew the players by their first names.
Told the umpire he was wrong,
All along,
Good and strong.
When the score was just two to two,
Katie Casey knew what to do,
Just to cheer up the boys she knew,
She made the gang sing this song:

[repeat Chorus]

1 The term "sou", now obscure, was at the time common slang for a low-denomination coin.

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Artist/Composer: Ed Meeker
Keywords: ed meeker; baseball
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Back Home Again in Indiana

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Indiana / James F. Hanley ; [performed by] Homestead Trio ; [words by Ballard MacDonald].

Back Home Again in Indiana 1917 sheet music cover

Hanley, James F. 1892-1942. (James Frederick), CREATED, PUBLISHED Orange, N.J. : Edison, 1917. NOTES Copyright: Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc., 1917. Coupling date: 5/11/1917. Cutout date: 10/31/1929. On label: female voices with orchestra. With (reverse side): Can't yo' heah me callin', Caroline? / Vernon Dalhart. MEDIUM, 1 sound disc : analog, 80 rpm ; 10 in. CALL NUMBER Edison Diamond Disc 80334-L, REPOSITORY, Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA. DIGITAL ID. edrs 80334l.

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Lyrics: Per the original 1917 publication

I have always been a wand'rer
Over land and sea
Yet a moonbeam on the water
Casts a spell o'er me
A vision fair I see
Again I seem to be

Back home again in Indiana,
And it seems that I can see
The gleaming candlelight, still shining bright,
Through the sycamores for me.
The new-mown hay sends all its fragrance
From the fields I used to roam.
When I dream about the moonlight on the Wabash,
Then I long for my Indiana home.

Fancy paints on mem'ry's canvas
Scenes that we hold dear
We recall them in days after
Clearly they appear
And often times I see
A scene that's dear to me

(repeat chorus)

Artist/Composer: Library of Congress, Motion Picture, Broadcasting, and Recorded Sound Division
Keywords: Indiana; Edison
Creative Commons license: Public Domain

Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps (3rd U.S. Infantry) VIDEO

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The United States Army Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps

The 3rd U.S. Infantry, traditionally known as "The Old Guard," is the oldest active-duty infantry unit in the Army, serving our nation since 1784. The Old Guard is the Army's official ceremonial unit and escort to the president, and it also provides security for Washington, D.C., in time of national emergency or civil disturbance.

The unit received its unique name from Gen. Winfield Scott during a victory parade at Mexico City in 1847 following its valorous performance in the Mexican War. Fifty campaign streamers attest to the 3rd Infantry's long history of service, which spans from the Battle of Fallen Timbers to World War II and Vietnam.

Since World War II, The Old Guard has served as the official Army Honor Guard and escort to the president. In that capacity, 3rd Infantry soldiers are responsible for the conduct of military ceremonies at the White House, the Pentagon, national memorials and elsewhere in the nation's capital. In addition, soldiers of The Old Guard maintain a 24-hour vigil at the Tomb of the Unknowns, provide military funeral escorts at Arlington National Cemetery and participate in parades at Fort Myer and Fort Lesley J. McNair.

Along with these duties, The Old Guard presents historic theatrical productions to audiences in the Washington, D.C., area. One show, "Twilight Tattoo, " is presented weekly during the summer at the White House Ellipse. The show is free and open to the public.

The Old Guard annually participates in more than 6,000 ceremonies, an average of 16 per day.

Despite this arduous schedule, The Old Guard continuously prepares for its security and infantry missions by conducting year-round training, culminating in a rigorous evaluation of unit tactical proficiency. Because of this, all soldiers are as familiar with traditional infantry or military-police duties as they are with ceremonial duties.

The black-and-tan "buff strap" worn on the left shoulder by each member of the 3rd Infantry is a replica of the knapsack strap used by 19th-century predecessors of the unit to display its distinctive colors and distinguish its members from other Army units. The present buff strap continues to signify an Old Guard soldier's pride in personal appearance and precision performance that has marked the unit for 200 years.

A further distinction of The Old Guard is the time-honored custom of passing in review with fixed bayonets at all parades. This practice, officially sanctioned by the War Department in 1922, dates to the Mexican War in 1847 when the 3rd Infantry led a successful bayonet charge against the enemy at Cerro Gordo. Today, this distinction is still reserved for The Old Guard alone.

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Keywords: Old Guard; Fife and Drum Corps; 3rd U.S. Infantry
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My old Kentucky Home AUDIO

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One of the all time favourites on cylinder, performed by the German soprano Frieda Hempel and the Criterion Quartet (John Young (Tenor), Horatio Rench (Tenor), George Reardon (Baritone), Donald Chalmers (Bass).



Edison Royal Purple cylinder #29008 (take 3, mould 1), recorded in 1918

Lyricist: Foster, Stephen Collins, 1826-1864

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Turkey in the Straw AUDIO

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Turkey in the Straw is an American folk song dating from the early 19th century. The tune was popularized in the late 1820s and early 1830s by blackface performers, notably George Washington Dixon, Bob Farrell and George Nichols. Another song, "Zip Coon", was sung to the same tune. This version was published between 1829 and 1834 in either New York or Baltimore. All of the above performers claimed to have written the song, and the dispute is not resolved.

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Keywords: United States Air Force Band; Traditional. blackface; American folk song
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Yankee Doodle

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Yankee Doodle is a British song the origin of which dates back to the Seven Years' War. The earliest known version of the lyrics comes from 1755 or 1758. It has been widely adopted in the United States and is often sung patriotically today. It is the state anthem of Connecticut.



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Keywords: Fife and Drum; Old Guard; Continental Army, Yankee Doodle
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Good Morning to All (Happy Birthday to You) AUDIO

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The melody of "Happy Birthday to You" comes from the song "Good Morning to All", which was written and composed by American sisters Patty Hill and Mildred J. Hill in 1893.

The Summy Company registered for copyright in 1935, crediting authors Preston Ware Orem and Mrs. R.R. Forman. In 1990, Warner Chappell purchased the company owning the copyright for US$15 million, Based on the 1935 copyright registration, Warner claims that U.S. copyright won't expire until 2030, the company continues to insist that one cannot sing the "Happy Birthday to You" lyrics for profit without paying.



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Keywords: Happy Birthday to You
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Wreck on the Old 97 AUDIO

Title: The wreck on the southern Old 97. Performer: Vernon Dalhart. Issue Number/Label: 4898: Edison Blue Amberol. Year of Release: [1924]. Audio: Stream cylinder 6357.

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Note: Year of release from "Edison Blue Amberol Recordings" by R. Dethlefson, v.2 (1981). Note: Edison Blue Amberol: 4898. Note: Tenor and chorus with harmonica and guitar accompaniment by Frank Ferera.

Composer/Performer: Whitter, Henry, d. 1941. Composer/Performer: Ferera, Frank, 1885-1951. Composer/Performer: Dalhart, Vernon, 1883-1948. Subject: Popular music--1921-1930. Subject: Old-time music. Subject: Transportation--Songs and music. Item Location: Special Coll., Performing Arts - Cylinder 6357

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Keywords: Old 97; Old-time music; Edison; harmonica; guitar.

Alabama Red (Murder ballad - original) AUDIO

"Now What a Time": Blues, Gospel, and the Fort Valley Music Festivals, 1938-1943 consists of approximately one hundred sound recordings, primarily blues and gospel songs, and related documentation from the folk festival at Fort Valley State College (now Fort Valley State University), Fort Valley, Georgia. The documentation was created by John Wesley Work III in 1941 and by Lewis Jones and Willis Laurence James in March, June, and July 1943.

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PERFORMER(S) Stripling, Sydney; banjo, COLLECTED BYL Work, John, DATE: 1941, FORMAT: Sound Recording, NOTES GENRE: Ballad, CALL NUMBER: AFS 5155a1, DIGITAL ID: afcftv 5155a1

Copyright and Other Restrictions: The Library of Congress is not aware of any U.S. copyright protection (see Title 17, U.S.C.) or any other restrictions in the material in this Collection.

The special character of collections that result from ethnographic field research is outlined in What is an Ethnographic Field Collection?. The American Folklife Center and the professional fieldworkers who carry out these projects feel a strong ethical responsibility to the people they have visited and who have consented to have their lives documented for the historical record. The Center asks that researchers approach the materials in this collection with respect for the culture and sensibilities of the people whose lives, ideas, and creativity are documented here.

As is often the case with materials collected in the course of ethnographic field research, however, it is difficult or impossible to sufficiently identify specific songs sung by participants which precludes performing a comprehensive assessment of the copyright status of underlying musical rights in lyrics or compositions. Research performed by the staff of the American Folklife Center in anticipation of the release of this Collection in American Memory indicates that the underlying musical works appear to be in the public domain.

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Broadway & Union Square, New York VIDEO

VIDEO: :25 minutes Broadway & Union Square, New York Broadway & Union Square, New York in MPEG1 format 3.8 mb 512Kb MPEG4 2.0 mb. OGV format 1.7 mb which is a free, open standard container format maintained by the Xiph.Org Foundation. The OGV format is unrestricted by software patents and is designed to provide for efficient streaming and manipulation of high quality digital multimedia. animated gif, 7 frames

Broadway & Union Square, New York / American Mutoscope and Biograph Company. CREATED, PUBLISHED: United States : American Mutoscope and Biograph Company, 1903.

SUMMARY: This short film shows two horse-drawn streetcars, one approaching the camera and the other heading away. Passengers can be seen boarding and getting off of the crowded cars.

NOTES: Copyright: American Mutoscope & Biograph Co.; 8July1903; H33290. Camera, Arthur Marvin. Photographed August 19, 1901. Location: Broadway and 14th Street, New York, N.Y.

REPOSITORY: Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA. DIGITAL ID: lcmp002 m2a23110 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mbrsmi/lcmp002.m2a23110

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