Just Like Washington Crossed the Delaware, General Pershing Will Cross the Rhine
| "Just Like Washington Crossed the Delaware, General Pershing Will Cross the Rhine" | |
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 Sheet music cover for "Just Like Washington Crossed the Delaware, General Pershing Will Cross the Rhine" | |
| Song | |
| Published | 1918 |
| Composer(s) | George W. Meyer |
| Lyricist(s) | Howard Johnson |
"Just Like Washington Crossed the Delaware, General Pershing Will Cross the Rhine" is a 1918 song composed by George W. Meyer, with lyrics written by Howard Johnson and published by Leo Feist, Inc.[1]
Based upon sheet music sales estimates from 1918, it is believed that "Just Like Washington Crossed the Delaware, General Pershing Will Cross the Rhine" would have reached No. 4 of the top 100 songs of 1918 with a recording by the Peerless Quartet. A later recording by Prince's Orchestra would have been No. 7 of the top 100 songs of 1918.[2]
Sheet music and analysis
The 1918 publication features a cover illustration by Rosenbaum Studios of a painting of George Washington crossing the Delaware River with a picture of General Pershing below it.[1] The sheet music was reprinted thrice.[3]
The song describes the American effort in Germany during World War I and draws a direct parallel to the American Revolution. It describes the hope that General Pershing will have the same success as George Washington.[4]
References
- 1 2 Parker, Bernard S. (2007). World War I Sheet Music. 1. McFarland. pp. 329–330. ISBN 0786427981. OCLC 0786427981.
- ↑ "Just Like Washington Crossed the Delaware, General Pershing Will Cross the Rhine". MusicVF.com. VF Entertainment. Retrieved October 13, 2014.
- ↑ Paas, John Roger (2014). America Sings of War: American Sheet Music from World War I. Harrassowitz Verlag. p. 204, ISBN 9783447102780.
- ↑ Watkins, Glenn (2002). Proof Through the Night: Music and the Great War. University of California Press. p. 256. ISBN 9780520927896.
External links
- Sheet music and cover "Just Like Washington Crossed the Delaware General Pershing Will Cross the Rhine". Mississippi State University Digital Collections. Mississippi State University Libraries. Retrieved October 13, 2014.
- Audio recording "Just Like Washington Crossed the Delaware General Pershing Will Cross the Rhine". Library of Congress National Jukebox. Library of Congress. Retrieved October 13, 2014.