SONGS LINCOLN LOVED

by John Lair ‧ RELEASE DATE: May 10, 1954

Described as something new in collateral Lincolniana, with the further attraction of authentic Americana, John Blair's collection of forty-five songs Lincoln loved is complete as to words and music. In presentation it is appealingly related to days and years in Lincoln's life. Perhaps Lincoln first heard ""Barbara Allen"" as Nancy Hanks crooned in the Lincoln cabin; perhaps his fondness for ""Gentle Annie"" and the hymn, ""Death"", dated from the Rutledge days. Logsplittings and weddings went with ""None Can Love Like an Irishman"" and ""Adam & Eve's Wedding"". In Presidential years, Patti sang ""Home, Sweet Home"" at the White House; Lamon Crosby, a Union spy, sent Lincoln ""The Silver Bell Waltz"". A great lover of music if not a lover of great music, as Mr. Lair says, Lincoln loved songs of sentiment, robust ballads, sad hymns, and minstrelsy. An appealing theme and presentation for family music-making and for Lincolniana-Americana collectors.

Pub Date: May 10, 1954

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: -

Publisher: Little, Brown

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: May 1, 1954

Categories: NONFICTION