I'm Nothing But a Plain Old Soldier (1863)

Songs by Stephen Foster (1972)

Leslie Guinn

A Revolutionary War veteran complains that vets get no respect and the country is going to hell. The narrator reminds listeners that 'When I took the field there was one in command".

Bunker Hill

Early American Vocal Music (LP 1972)

The Western Wind

By Andrew Law (1749-1821), apparently inspired by the battle of the same name.

The President's March ("Hail Columbia")

Tippecanoe and Tyler Too (CD 1992)

Chestnut Brass Company

Written, published in 1793 by German immigrant Philip Phile, later given lyrics and re-named "Hail Columbia" in 1798; it was the de facto national anthem until Woodrow Wilson established "The Star Spangled Banner" as the official anthem in 1917 by executive decree.

Washington

Early American Vocal Music (LP 1972)

The Western Wind

Anonymous; from Repository of Sacred Music, Part Second, published by John Wyeth in Harrisburgh, PA in 1813.

Sit Down, John

1776 (OC 1969)

William Daniels, Chorus

One of a handful of B'way musicals dealing with the American Revolution, and the most successful. The first known show to deal with the topic was A Daughter of the Revolution (1895); there wasn't another one after that until the Rogers and Hart collaboration Dearest Enemy in 1925.

Piddle, Twiddle, and Resolve/'Till Then

1776 (OC 1969)

William Daniels, Virginia Vestoff

Momma, Look Sharp

1776 (OC 1969)

Scott Jarvis, William Duell, B.J. Slater

The Egg

1776 (OC 1969)

Rex Everhart, William Daniels, Ken Howard

We Sail the Seas

Ben Franklin in Paris (OC 1964)

Chorus

It was anticipated that this would be Preston's next big hit after The Music Man, and Preston even went so far as to shave his head for the role. But the show opened 10/17/1964 (after considerable doctoring and creative team changes on the road) and only ran 215 performances. Reviews were mixed, but everyone loved Preston.

I Invented Myself

Ben Franklin in Paris (OC 1964)

Robert Preston, Chorus

Half the Battle

Ben Franklin in Paris (OC 1964)

Robert Preston, Jerry Schaefer, Franklin Kiser, Bob Kaliban

Chester

The American Revolution (OC 1994)

Orchestra/ Christopher Stone

Period tunes arranged by Stone for the History Channel mini-series.

Yankee Doodle

The American Revolution (OC 1994)

Orchestra/ Christopher Stone

Betsy Ross and the Flag

Stan Freeburg Presents the United States of America (LP 1962)

Stan Freeburg, June Foray, Paul Frees

Washington annoys the First Seamstress

Washington Crosses the Delaware

Stan Freeburg Presents the United States of America (LP 1962)

Stan Freeburg, Paul Frees

They brought sandwiches