According to their website, Ballad of America is a nonprofit, educational organization dedicated to the preservation and celebration of music from American history. Their website features a music library of 40 titles, in alphabetical order, that represent American history. The website provides links to each song that offer more detailed backgrounds on the songs.
Click here to see other lists from publications and/or organizations.
1. “Across the Western Ocean” (19th century)
2. “America the Beautiful” (1895)
3. “American Taxation” (1811)
4. “The Battle Cry of Freedom” (1862)
5. “Brave Wolfe” (late 1790s)
6. “The Brazos River” (1942)
7. “Buffalo Gals (Will You Come Out Tonight)” (1844)
8. “The Crawdad Song” (1917)
9. “Dem Golden Slippers” (1879)
10. “The Distressed Damsel” (1680s)
11. “Down in the Valley (Birmingham Jail)” (1835)
12. “Get on Board” (1872)
13. “Ho! For California!” (1849)
14. “Home on the Range” (1874)
15. “Home Sweet Home” (1823)
16. “Jimmy Crack Corn (The Blue Tail Fly)” (1846)
17. “Lincoln and Liberty” (1860)
18. “The Lovely Ohio” (1842)
19. “O! Say Bonny Lass” (1783)
20. “Oh Freedom!” (post-Civil War)
21. “Oh! Susanna” (1846)
22. “The Old Chisholm Trail” (1910)
23. “Old Settler’s Song” (1870s)
24. “Old Sister Phoebe” (first half of 19th century)
25. “Once More A-Lumbering Go” (1851)
26. “Paddy Works on the Railway” (1864)
27. “Railroad Bill” (1895)
28. “The Rambling Gambler” (1938)
29. “Red River Valley” (1896)
30. “Shenandoah” (1837)
31. “The Streets of Laredo” (1911)
32. “Swannanoa Tunnel” (1917)
33. “Sweet Betsy from Pike” (1851)
34. “Tenting on the Old Campground” (1864)
35. “This Little Light of Mine” (1925)
36. “Wanderin’” (1950)
37. “We Shall Not Be Moved” (1909)
38. “When Johnny Comes Marching Home” (1863)
39. “The Wisconsin Emigrant” (1931)
40. “Woried Man Blues” (1930)
Resources/Related Links:
First posted 12/18/2025. | 
No comments:
Post a Comment