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1940 HITS ARCHIVE: God Bless America - Kate Smith (her original recording)


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God Bless America (Berlin) by Kate Smith, orchestra and mixed chorus conducted by Jack Miller

This iconic original studio version of Irving Berlin’s patriotic anthem appears in both the 1939 and 1940 Hits Archive collections. Recorded March 21, 1939, it was a popular hit upon initial release that year. And a year later, Kate’s recording enjoyed a resurgence, climbing as high as #5 on Billboard’s best-sellers chart in mid-August.

THE 1940 HITS ARCHIVE - a collection of commercial recordings and songs that proved popular during the calendar year 1940 (some were recorded in 1939) via sales, sheet music, and radio exposure.…plus some others that have gained increased recognition or have been shown to have had an impact during the decades that followed.


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