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Oscar Brand
Presidential Campaign Songs 1789-1996
Album US 1999 on Smithsonian Folkways label
World (Political)
Track 3 melody: "To Anacreon in Heaven" ["Star-spangled Banner"] Track 4 melody: "Gabby-O" Track 6 melody: "Young Lochinvar" by Joseph Mazzinghi Track 7 words: from Cincinnati Gazette, July 30, 1928, adapted by Oscar Brand; melody: "Highland Muster Roll" Track 8 melody: "The Unfortunate Miss Baily" Track 9 melody: lullaby "Rockabye-Baby" Track 10 melody: "Yankee Doodle Dandy" Track 12 melody: "Dandy Jim of Caroline" Track 13 melody: "Old Dan Tucker" Track 14 melody: "Wait for the Wagon" Track 15 words: from the Brooklyn Eagle; melody: "Nelly Bly" Track 17 melody: "Rosin the Beau" Track 18 melody: "Just Before the Battle, Mother" Track 19 melody: "Tramp, Tramp, Tramp" Track 21 melody: "When Johnny Comes Marching Home" Track 22 melody: "Maryland, My Maryland" Tracks 23 and 30 sources of words and melody unknown Track 24 melody: "Marching Through Georgia" Track 32 is the campaign version, adapted from the original song Track 35 is a rewritten version of "Hello, Dolly" Track 36 is a parody based on the original work "Buckle Down, Winsocki" Mastered at AirShow, Springfield, VA.
Musicians
 | Oscar Brand voc, g, *1920 US liner notes, annotated by, lyrics by, revised, vocals, guitar, arranged by, compiled by, producer, album by, music by, new music, music by, revised, lyrics by, adapted, lyrics by, new lyrics |
 | Anthony Seeger , liner notes, annotated by, supervised by, production supervisor |
 | Heather Berthold other, smithsonian folkways financial officer |
| Judy Gilmore other, smithsonian folkways fulfillment |
| Lee Michael Demsey other, smithsonian folkways fulfillment |
 | Matt Levine g, bvoc, other, smithsonian folkways fulfillment |
 | Ronnie Simpkins b, eb, US other, smithsonian folkways fulfillment |
| Kevin Doran other, smithsonian folkways licensing |
 | Jonathan Pickow syn, voc, bj, recorded by, mixed by, vocals, synthesizer, banjo |
| Jeff Pace research, smithsonian folkways archivist |
 | Jordan Evan Brand voc, vocals, bass |
 | John Foley voc, p, acg, *1939 US vocals, guitar |
 | Robert Treat Paine, Jr. , words by |
| Joseph Mazzinghi , music by, young lochinvar |
 | Anonymous bvoc, acg, words by |
 | Samuel Woodsworth , words by |
| J. Greinerl , words by |
 | Daniel Decatur Emmett , 1815-1904 US music by, old dan tucker |
| R.B. Buckley , music by, melody - wait for the wagon |
 | Stephen Foster , 1826-1864 US words by, music by |
| Jesse Hutchinson , words by |
| Unknown Artist , words by, music by, melody |
| M. C. Dawsey , words by |
 | Harry D. Kerr , 1880-1957 US words by |
 | Ballard MacDonald , 1882-1935 US lyrics by |
 | Al Jolson voc, 1886-1950 US words by, music by, written by |
| Ida Cheever Goodwin , words by |
 | Irving Berlin voc, 1888-1989 US words by, music by |
 | Jerry Herman p, *1931 US words by, music by |
 | Hugh Martin p, voc, 1914-2011 US written by, buckle down, winsocki |
 | Ralph Blane , 1914-1995 US written by, buckle down, winsocki |
 | Bill Wolff , words by, music by |
 | Ray Glaser , words by, music by |
Producers
| Mary Monseur coordinator, production |
| Joe Parisi design, layout |
| Carla Borden liner notes, editing |
| Peter Seitel liner notes, editorial assistance |
| Charlie Pilzer mastered by |
| Brenda Dunlap other, smithsonian folkways marketing director |
| Michael Maloney product manager, smithsonian folkways product manager |
| Stephanie Smith research, smithsonian folkways assistant archivist |
| D.A. Sonneborn supervised by, production supervisor |
| Pete Reiniger supervised by, sound supervision |
Composers
Album Tracks
| No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fair And Free Elections | Oscar Brand | 0:27 | |
| 2 | Follow Washington [George Washington] | Oscar Brand | 1:01 | |
| 3 | Adams And Liberty [John Adams] | Oscar Brand | 1:36 | |
| 4 | For Jefferson And Liberty [Thomas Jefferson] | Oscar Brand | 1:51 | |
| 5 | Huzzah For Madison, Huzzah [James Madison] | Oscar Brand | 1:22 | |
| 6 | Monroe Is The Man [James Monroe] | Oscar Brand | 1:29 | |
| 7 | Little Know Ye Who's Comin' [John Quincy Adams] | Oscar Brand | Oscar Brand | 1:58 |
| 8 | Jackson And Kentucky [Andrew Jackson] | Oscar Brand | 2:10 | |
| 9 | Rockabye, Baby [Martin Van Buren] | Oscar Brand | 1:24 | |
| 10 | The Harrison Yankee Doodle [William Henry Harrison] | Oscar Brand | 1:12 | |
| 11 | Tippecanoe And Tyler Too [John Tyler] | Oscar Brand | 1:15 | |
| 12 | Jimmy Polk Of Tennessee [James K. Polk] | Oscar Brand | 1:37 | |
| 13 | Rumadum Dum [Zachary Taylor] | Oscar Brand | 1:19 | |
| 14 | The Union Wagon [Millard Fillmore] | Oscar Brand | 1:41 | |
| 15 | Pierce And King [Franklin Pierce] | Oscar Brand | 1:36 | |
| 16 | Buchanan And John Breckenridge | Oscar Brand | 1:12 | |
| 17 | Lincoln And Liberty Too [Abraham Lincoln] | Oscar Brand | 2:09 | |
| 18 | Just Before Election, Andy [Andrew Johnson] | Oscar Brand | 1:41 | |
| 19 | Grant, Grant, Grant [Ulysses S. Grant] | Oscar Brand | 1:27 | |
| 20 | For Hayes And Wheeler, Too [Rutherford B. Hayes] | Oscar Brand | 1:20 | |
| 21 | If The Johnnies Get Into Power Again [James A. Garfield] | Oscar Brand | 1:45 | |
| 22 | Democrats, Good Democrats [Grover Cleveland] | Oscar Brand | 1:39 | |
| 23 | He's All Right [Benjamin Harrison] | Oscar Brand | 1:20 | |
| 24 | Marching With McKinley [William McKinley] | Oscar Brand | 2:04 | |
| 25 | Roosevelt The Cry [Theodore Roosevelt] | Oscar Brand | 1:14 | |
| 26 | Get On A Raft With Taft [William H. Taft] | Oscar Brand | 1:34 | |
| 27 | Wilson, That's All [Woodrow Wilson] | Oscar Brand | Ballard MacDonald | 1:51 |
| 28 | Harding, You're The Man For Us [Warren G. Harding] | Oscar Brand | 1:21 | |
| 29 | Keep Cook And Keep Coolidge [Calvin Coolidge] | Oscar Brand | 2:17 | |
| 30 | If He's Good Enough For Lindy [Herbert Hoover] | Oscar Brand | 1:36 | |
| 31 | Franklin D. Roosevelt's Back Again [Franklin D. Roosevelt] | Oscar Brand | 1:49 | |
| 32 | I'm Just Wild About Harry [Harry Truman] | Oscar Brand | Eubie Blake, Noble Sissle | 0:47 |
| 33 | I Like Ike [Dwight D. Eisenhower] | Oscar Brand | 0:40 | |
| 34 | Marching Down To Washington [John F. Kennedy] | Oscar Brand | 1:03 | |
| 35 | Hello, Lyndon [Lyndon B. Johnson] | Oscar Brand | 1:03 | |
| 36 | Buckle Down With Nixon [Richard Nixon] | Oscar Brand | Hugh Martin, Ralph Blane | 1:17 |
| 37 | I'm Feeling Good About America [Gerald Ford] | Oscar Brand | Robert K. Gardner | 1:22 |
| 38 | Why Not The Best? [Jimmy Carter] | Oscar Brand | John L. Turner | 2:29 |
| 39 | California Here We Come [Ronald Reagan] | Oscar Brand | Oscar Brand, Al Jolson, Buddy G. De Sylva, Joseph Meyer | 0:37 |
| 40 | This Land Is Your Land [George Bush] | Oscar Brand | Woody Guthrie | 1:29 |
| 41 | Don't Stop Thinking About Tomorrow [William J. Clinton] | Oscar Brand | Christine McVie, Fleetwood Mac | 2:19 |
| 42 | The Same Old Merry-Go-Round | Oscar Brand | 1:42 | |
| 43 | Song Of The Presidents | Oscar Brand | Oscar Brand | 4:25 |
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