{"id":5847,"date":"2024-02-14T13:33:34","date_gmt":"2024-02-14T13:33:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ourtimenew.com\/?p=5847"},"modified":"2024-02-14T13:33:34","modified_gmt":"2024-02-14T13:33:34","slug":"nobody-sang-god-bless-america-better-than-kate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ourtimenew.com\/?p=5847","title":{"rendered":"Nobody sang, \u201cGod Bless America\u201d better than Kate"},"content":{"rendered":"

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In one of his most patriotic performances, Dean Martin teamed up with Kate Smith on \u2018The Dean Martin Show\u2019 to deliver a medley of American classics.<\/p>\n

The performance featured a choir of singers and dancers dressed in red, white, and blue. Joining Dean and Kate were legendary stars Barbara Eden, Mickey Rooney, and Norm Crosby. While the three men wore tuxedos, Barbara Eden wore a pink dress, and Kate Smith was in a sequined red and black gown.<\/p>\n

The performance began with Dean and Kate singing \u2018Yankee Doodle Dandy,\u2019 followed by \u2018My Old Kentucky Home\u2019 with the others joining in. The medley then transitioned to \u2018You\u2019re a Grand Old Flag,\u2019 with the stage filled with singers and dancers. The audience loved it, and Dean stepped towards the camera to quote President Roosevelt\u2019s introduction of Kate Smith 30 years prior as she began \u2018God Bless America.\u2019<\/p>\n

Kate Smith was known as \u2018The Songbird of the South\u2019 for her popularity during World War II, and had an illustrious radio and television career spanning five decades. The performance saw her delivering another epic rendition of \u2018God Bless America\u2019 penned by Irving Berlin, with the orchestra playing the familiar fanfare as her voice soared to the song\u2019s final high note.
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