“And he converted it from a march to a song with a style…” — Sidebar at 5:38
“And he converted it from a march to a song with a style that better fit this feeling of gratitude. He turned it into a love song, a ballad. So Berlin handed over the song to a famous singer at the time, Kate Smith. Smith hosted an hour-long variety radio show on CBS. She debuted the song in 1938. And she sang the…”
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