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It may be far to Tipperary it's a longer way to Tennessee, 1914
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Title
It
may
be
far
to
Tipperary
it's
a
longer
way
to
Tennessee
,
1914
Topical entry
Performing Arts
Music
Military History
World War I
World War, 1914-1918--Songs and music
Popular music--1911-1920
Geographic entry
Tipperary (Ireland)--Songs and music
Tennessee--Songs and music
Description
Based
on the
English
Music
Hall
song
, "
It's
A
Long
Way
To
Tipperary
"
(1912
, by
Harry
Williams
and
Jack
Judge)
which
became
a
favorite
and
famous
marching
song
of the
British
Expeditionary
Force
at the
very
outbreak
of
World
War
I
in
August
,
1914
, this
Tin
Pan
Alley
takeoff
by
lyricist
Arthur
J
.
Lamb
and
composer
Alfred
Solman
was
written
in those
first
months
of
war
(1914)
and
features
a
soldier
with a
sweetheart
not from
Tipperary
(Ireland)
but
rather
from
Tennessee
,
already
famous
as the
Volunteer
State
.
Forms
part
of the
Kenneth
A.
Kanter
American
Music
and
Theatre
Collection
.
1
sheet
music
publication
(5
p.)
Creator
Solman
,
Alfred
,
1868-1937
(Composer)
Publisher
Special
Collections
Division
of the
Nashville
Public
Library
,
615
Church
Street
,
Nashville
,
Tennessee
,
37219
.
Contributors
Lamb
,
Arthur
J
.
(Lyricist)
;
Joe
Morris
Music
Co
.
(Publisher)
Date
1914
Type
Text
;
Sheet
music
covers
;
Scores
,
music
Format
image/tiff
Identifier
KAKC-It May Be Far to Tipperary-TN
Language
English
Relation
Kenneth
A.
Kanter
American
Music
and
Theatre
Collection
Coverage
1910-1919
Rights
U.S
. and
international
copyright
laws
protect
this
digital
content
,
which
is
provided
for
educational
purposes
only
and
may
not be
downloaded
,
reproduced
, or
distributed
for any
other
purpose
without
written
permission
.
Please
contact
the
Special
Collections
Division
of the
Nashville
Public
Library
,
615
Church
Street
,
Nashville
,
Tennessee
,
37219
.
Telephone
(615)
862-5782
.
Location
Closed Stacks-KAKC-Box 22-It May Be Far to Tipperary-TN
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