American patriotic music 1917, when he saw headlines announcing the U.S. had entered World War I. Cohan also is famous for penning "Yankee Doodle Dandy," an over-the-top parody of patriotic music. A 1918 Irving Berlin composition, "God Bless America", is sometimes considered an unofficial national anthem of the United States and is often performed at sporting events alongside (or, in some rare cases, such as Ronan Tynan, in place of) "The Star-Spangled Banner." In 1940, Woody Guthrie wrote "This Land Is Your Land" in response to his dislike of "God Bless America", calling it unrealistic and complacent. The World War II era produced
God Bless America Again 12, 1970. Album – Billboard (North America) God Bless America Again God Bless America Again is the nineteenth studio album by American country music singer-songwriter Loretta Lynn. It was released on June 19, 1972, by Decca Records. This was Lynn's third gospel album and her last album of religious material for over 20 years. Lynn's next gospel album would be the 1997 independent release, "All Time Gospel Favorites". The title song was cowritten by Bobby Bare and has apparently led some to mislabel this release as a collection of patriotic songs. Largely consisting of new material, the album also includes