Title: Election Songs of the United States Artist: Oscar Brand Label: Folkways Records Product Type: COMPACT DISCS UPC: 093070528024 Genre: Country, Folk Release Date: 2012-05-30 Number of Discs: 1
If you're looking for U.S. presidential campaign songs and political ditties dating from 1800 to 1950, you'll find them on this collection, which includes a "Yankee Doodle" spin-off urging "Fair and Free Elections" and Lincoln's "Rally Round the Cause, Boys" to the tune of "Battle Cry of Freedom." a few losers' songs are featured as well.
Tracks: 1.1 Fair and Free Elections (1800) 1.2 Jefferson and Liberty (1800) 1.3 Hunters of Kentucky, the (1828) 1.4 Tyler and Tippecanoe (1840) 1.5 Van Buren (1836) 1.6 Clay and Frelinghuysen (1844) 1.7 Come Raise the Banner (1844) 1.8 The Fremont Train (1856) 1.9 The Union Wagon (1856) 1.10 Rally Round the Cause, Boys (1864) 1.11 Little Mac Shall Be Restored (1864) 1.12 Hurrah for Grant! (1868) 1.13 Victoria's Banner (1872) 1.14 Boys in Blue, the (1876) 1.15 For Victory Again (1884) 1.16 His Grandfather's Hat (1888) 1.17 When Grover's Term Comes to An End (1888) 1.18 Shout McKinley (1896) 1.19 Then and Now (1900) 1.20 Roosevelt the Cry (1904) 1.21 Al Smith (1928) 1.22 If He's Good Enough for Lindy (1928) 1.23 Cactus Jack and Franklin D. (1932) 1.24 We Want Willkie (1940) 1.25 I've Got a Ballot (1948) 1.26 The Presidents
