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2 weeks ago
JEFF DAVIS AND HIS UNCLE
This one of many tunes called "Root Hog or Die". I got this version from Alan Lomax's "Folk Songs of North America".
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3 weeks ago
I'M A GOOD OLD REBEL
I never get tired of doing this song, it is so powerful.
This version is from Alan Lomax's "Folk Songs of North America"
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3 weeks ago
LINCOLN & HAMLIN
It seems Stephen Foster stole this melody for "Camptown Races". The song sheet from the time says it is to be sung to the tune of "Do Dah", which ...
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3 weeks ago
OLD UNCLE ABE (Stephen Douglas campaign song)
This Stephen Douglas campaign song I call my "Dewey Wins" song. Turns out Douglas received the fewest electoral college votes of the 4 candidates.
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3 weeks ago
HURRAH FOR JEFF DAVIS
I misspoke. I meant to say another president in" America", not in "the United States".
This is not really a campaign song since Davis didn't have...
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About Illinois Doug
Liberty & Union
Presidential campaign songs of the 1860 & 1864 elections
Music was a main form of campaigning used by Presidential candidates in the 1860s. These songs give us an insight to the candidates' positions and how divided Americans were at the time. This music was written by the people in response to the events unfolding around them and about the political characters who shaped the most crucial Presidential elections our nation has ever held. This is the music of the people, by the people and for the people.
"Illinois" Doug Tracy
www.illinoisdoug.com
Liberty & Union
Presidential campaign songs of the 1860 & 1864 elections
Music was a main form of campaigning used by Presidential candidates in the 1860s. These songs give us an insight to the candidates' positions and how divided Americans ...