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America, He's For You!

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Title
America, He's For You - Lyrics
Composer
Sterling, Andrew B.  
Lyricist
Sterling, Andrew B.  
Publisher
Joe Morris Music Co.  
Place of Publication
New York (N.Y.)  
Year of Publication
1918  
Local Identifier
2014_12996_027
Collection
James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection

Descriptive Information

Title
America, He's For You!
Composer
Sterling, Andrew B.  
Lyricist
Sterling, Andrew B.  
Publisher
Joe Morris Music Co.  
Place of Publication
New York (N.Y.)  
Publisher Address
145 W. 45th St.  
Year of Publication
1918  
Date of Copyright
1918-07-09
Physical Description
1 score, voice and piano ([1], 2-3, [1] p.)
Type
Musical notation  
Comment
This song was neither heavily marketed nor widely performed, but the four printings and the recordings and piano rolls do indicate some interest. Both lyric and music were derivative, and this title suffered in comparison with Sterling's "America, Here's My Boy," which had had considerable success a year earlier.
Historical Note
  • At least five recordings and three piano rolls were released. A burst of advertising in July waned quickly after The Billboard printed a negative review on August 3. The handful of performances that followed were exclusively by amateurs.
  • This is the second of four printings, distinguished by back covers. An initial copyright for the manuscript was registered on June 24, with Alfred Doyle credited as the arranger.
  • The dedicatees, James and Raymond Sterling, were Andrew B. Sterling's nephews, and they both enlisted in March 1918, serving as privates for about a year and never sent overseas. Possibly it is their photographs that appear on the cover.
Musical Note
This march song (marked "Tempo di marcia") is generously larded with syncopation, rat-a-tat-tat fills, and walking bass, but it has some characteristics of a ballad: a slower tempo concludes the verse, the harmony approaches full chromaticism, and rubato and fermatas (with an ossia high note) end the refrain.
Dedication
p. 2, top: Dedicated to Privates James and Raymond Sterling, U. S. A.
Repository
Sousa Archives and Center for American Music
Rights
No Copyright - United States
Rights Description
This item is in the public domain.
Back Cover Description
At top, “Two songs that should be in every home”; samples and covers for After the war is over (© 1917 04 19) and There’s a Service Flag Flying at Our House (© 1917 12 22), with two lists of titles, the whole in an ornate frame with flowers and scrollwork. Unsigned.
Local Identifier
2014_12996_027
Collection Title
James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection
Collection
James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection
TitleAmerica, He's For You!
ComposerSterling, Andrew B.  
LyricistSterling, Andrew B.  
PublisherJoe Morris Music Co.  
Place of PublicationNew York (N.Y.)  
Publisher Address145 W. 45th St.  
Year of Publication1918  
Date of Copyright1918-07-09
Physical Description1 score, voice and piano ([1], 2-3, [1] p.)
TypeMusical notation  
CommentThis song was neither heavily marketed nor widely performed, but the four printings and the recordings and piano rolls do indicate some interest. Both lyric and music were derivative, and this title suffered in comparison with Sterling's "America, Here's My Boy," which had had considerable success a year earlier.
Historical Note
  • At least five recordings and three piano rolls were released. A burst of advertising in July waned quickly after The Billboard printed a negative review on August 3. The handful of performances that followed were exclusively by amateurs.
  • This is the second of four printings, distinguished by back covers. An initial copyright for the manuscript was registered on June 24, with Alfred Doyle credited as the arranger.
  • The dedicatees, James and Raymond Sterling, were Andrew B. Sterling's nephews, and they both enlisted in March 1918, serving as privates for about a year and never sent overseas. Possibly it is their photographs that appear on the cover.
Musical NoteThis march song (marked "Tempo di marcia") is generously larded with syncopation, rat-a-tat-tat fills, and walking bass, but it has some characteristics of a ballad: a slower tempo concludes the verse, the harmony approaches full chromaticism, and rubato and fermatas (with an ossia high note) end the refrain.
Dedicationp. 2, top: Dedicated to Privates James and Raymond Sterling, U. S. A.
RepositorySousa Archives and Center for American Music
RightsNo Copyright - United States
Rights DescriptionThis item is in the public domain.
Back Cover DescriptionAt top, “Two songs that should be in every home”; samples and covers for After the war is over (© 1917 04 19) and There’s a Service Flag Flying at Our House (© 1917 12 22), with two lists of titles, the whole in an ornate frame with flowers and scrollwork. Unsigned.
Local Identifier2014_12996_027
Collection TitleJames Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection
CollectionJames Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection

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