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Some books are worth reading multiple times, and “Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation” (2000), by Joseph J. Ellis, is one of those great works. Several years ago it had been on my summer ...

Pop quiz: Which of the following songs are familiar to you? "I'm a Yankee Doodle Dandy," "Give My Regards to Broadway," "It's a Grand Old Flag," "Over There." For extra credit, how many of these songs ...

You — and everyone (of a certain age) — know the songs “Yankee Doodle Boy,” “Give My Regards to Broadway” and “You’re a Grand Old Flag.” You’re probably not sure how — but you do — and you can’t help ...

On July 4, we sing America's praises. And by sing, we do mean sing. There have probably been more love songs dedicated to Uncle Sam than to all the girls named Marie in all the country songs ever ...

With classic songs including Give My Regards to Broadway, You're a Grand Old Flag, Harrigan, and new songs inspired by unfinished Cohan melodies, Yankee Doodle Dandy presents a fresh, contemporary ...

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"Yankee Doodle Dandy" is rah-rah, rousingly American and great box office, no matter how you slice it. It's a tribute to a grand American gentleman of the theatre - George M. Cohan - whose life and ...

Where would we be on the Fourth of July without all of that glorious, glorious music? I’ve always thought that, without all those rousing patriotic songs and marches, the flags would lose their snap ...