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Kate Smith
Kathryn Elizabeth Smith was an American contralto. Referred to as The First Lady of Radio, Smith became well known for her renditions of "God Bless America" and "When the Moon Comes over the Mountain". She began to use the descriptor The Songbird of the South in the late 1920s, while performing on the stage. This term was also used by other southern vocalists of that era; however, as the Washington D.C. Sunday Star noted, Smith was not really southern—born in Virginia, she had spent nearly all of her life in the D.C. area. But as Smith became nationally known, she became more identified with the term. By early 1929, she was being referred to that way on a regular basis: a version of the term, using "from" rather than "of," was seen in newspaper advertisements that promoted her stage performances. "Songbird of the South" was used when she appeared on the NBC Radio Network in April. Then, in the summer of that year, she starred in a Vitaphone short feature entitled "Songbird of the South," in which she sang two of her hit songs,"Bless You Sister" and "Carolina Moon." From Wikipedia (

Songs

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God Bless America
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God Bless America
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Silver Bells
4
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It's Never Too Late
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God Bless America

Albums

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TV Curtain Calls

2024
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God Bless America

2008
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Something Special

1967
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Today

2016
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I'll Be Seeing You

1977
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Just a Closer Walk with Thee

1967
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Sings Old Time Religion (Digitally Remastered)

2010
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Songs of the Now Generation

1968
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Kate Smith Sings Folk Songs (Digitally Remastered)

2010
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May God Be With You

1968

Singles & EPs

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I Let the Sun Land on My Face

Single2025
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Past Times EP

EP1928
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Wanka Always Desert

Single2025
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We Need Temples

Single2022
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Undivided

Single2006

Videos

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Kate Smith introduces God Bless America

agingbull6.8M views
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Kate Smith "Seems Like Old Times" on The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show1.8K views
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God Bless America Kate Smith

Sabrina Caneja168K views
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God Bless America

aberlemediaTV1K views
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Kate Smith "God Bless America" on The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show209K views
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“When the Moon Comes Over the Mountain” by Kate Smith 1931

Daniel Melvin696 views
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Sing-along: 'God Bless America' by Irving Berlin - Kate Smith

Irving Berlin355K views
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Kate Smith "When The Moon Comes Over The Mountain" on The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show6K views
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Silver Bells-Kate Smith

Phil Carroll64K views
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Kate Smith from the Flyers vs Bruins Stanley Cup Playoffs May 19th 1974

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