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He persuaded the American Legion to officially adopt the song, sending a reported ten thousand copies of his song to posts around the country and claiming in March 1920 that his song was being used in six thousand of them, and he marketed the music successfully to several piano roll manufacturers. As a result, he greatly outstripped most of the competition; of the many contemporaneous \"American Legion\" titles, his was probably surpassed in popularity only by Carl Vandersloot's march."},{"label":"Historical Note","value":["The copyright is for the manuscript, and the registration lists George F. Briegel as the arranger. Briegel, a well-known New York bandsman, is not credited on the sheet music; however, the composer's credit on p. [3] reads \"Lyrics \u0026 Melody by James L. Shearer,\" perhaps implying that the arrangement is by someone else.","Shearer served in the 311th infantry, was sent to France, and was reportedly injured, though military records do not confirm that he served in battle. A contemporaneous report asserts that this song, and others, were written while he was convalescing in a French hospital. He returned to the States after the war still with the rank of Private but as a member of the \"78th Division Show Troupe.\" ","This is the only known printing, but an arrangement for theatre orchestra was published, bearing a copyright date of 1919. The lyrics also appeared in newspapers, usually with an added third verse. No recordings have been found, but at least five piano rolls were issued, all in the first half of 1920. Shearer founded a short-lived publishing firm in late 1919, which briefly but persistently plugged and advertised the title in The Billboard. The song was performed as early as November 7, but subsequent performances are difficult to identify, since by December there were several publications bearing the same title. A home-town newspaper claimed in December 1919 that Shearer’s song was being rendered by \"hundreds of vaudeville acts and concert singers.\""]},{"label":"Musical Note","value":"A vigorous march, this title is energized by fanfare figures throughout, rat-a-tat rhythms, and a strategic use of walking bass. Syncopation in the verse borders on ragtime, but the refrain is more foursquare, and the penultimate line arrives at a fermata, momentarily dampening the verve."},{"label":"Repository","value":"Sousa Archives and Center for American Music"},{"label":"Rights","value":"No Copyright - United States"},{"label":"Rights Description","value":"This item is in the public domain."},{"label":"Back Cover Description","value":"Cover: Childhood Memories (© 1919 11 24)"},{"label":"Local Identifier","value":"2014_12996_056"},{"label":"Collection Title","value":"James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection"}],"thumbnail":{"@id":"https://images.digital.library.illinois.edu/iiif/2/ce8d7850-c566-0134-2373-0050569601ca-f/full/!256,256/0/default.jpg","service":{"@context":"http://iiif.io/api/image/2/context.json","@id":"https://images.digital.library.illinois.edu/iiif/2/ce8d7850-c566-0134-2373-0050569601ca-f","profile":"http://iiif.io/api/image/2/level2.json"}},"service":[{"@context":"http://iiif.io/api/image/2/context.json","@id":"https://images.digital.library.illinois.edu/iiif/2/ce8d7850-c566-0134-2373-0050569601ca-f","profile":"http://iiif.io/api/image/2/level2.json"}],"logo":"https://digital.library.illinois.edu/assets/Illinois-Logo-Reversed-Orange-RGB-100-4dc138603db54952c91732afd189efd828ba543796a2ab0f9a81afcf2b308b27.png","related":{"@id":"https://digital.library.illinois.edu/items/eec644a0-c556-0134-2373-0050569601ca-0","format":"text/html"},"seeAlso":[{"@id":"https://digital.library.illinois.edu/items/eec644a0-c556-0134-2373-0050569601ca-0.json","format":"application/json"},{"@id":"https://digital.library.illinois.edu/items/eec644a0-c556-0134-2373-0050569601ca-0.atom","format":"application/atom+xml"}],"viewingDirection":"left-to-right","viewingHint":"paged","navDate":"1919-01-01T06:00:00Z","license":"https://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/","attribution":"This item is in the public domain.","within":{"@id":"https://digital.library.illinois.edu/collections/692ae4c0-c09b-0134-2371-0050569601ca-6/iiif","format":"application/json"},"sequences":[{"@id":"https://digital.library.illinois.edu/items/eec644a0-c556-0134-2373-0050569601ca-0/sequence/page","@type":"sc:Sequence","label":"Pages","viewingHint":"paged","canvases":[{"@id":"https://digital.library.illinois.edu/items/d4b9fc00-c566-0134-2373-0050569601ca-d/canvas/canvas1","@type":"sc:Canvas","label":"The American Legion - Cover","height":7570,"width":5573,"metadata":[{"label":"Title","value":"The American Legion - Cover"},{"label":"Composer","value":"Shearer, James L."},{"label":"Lyricist","value":"Shearer, James L."},{"label":"Publisher","value":"J. 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