It was while writing songs for that show that he wrote the first version of “God Bless America.” Perhaps sensing this song was meant for other purposes, and elected to not use it in the show.

Kate Smith's version of "God Bless America" has been played at Yankee Stadium for 18 years, but they stopped in 2019 after finding several songs Smith recorded with racist lyrics. (Getty Images) ...

As “God Bless America” celebrates its 100th birthday this summer, anyone who sings it should remember that it began as — and at root will always be — a love song to this country from an ...

Dion soulfully sings “God Bless America,” though she is Canadian. When Hispanic singer Marc Anthony performed the song at the 2013 baseball All-Star Game, racists attacked his performance ...

In this May 13, 1975, file photo, Kate Smith sings "God Bless America" before an NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoff game between the New York Islanders and the Philadelphia Flyers in Philadelphia. The ...

But when the event he called “Celebration of America” came, Trump was caught on video mouthing along to “God Bless America,” clearly not knowing any of the lyrics aside from the title.

Despite recent controversy over the racist lyrics in some of Kate Smith’s 1930s-era recordings, the mayor of a New Jersey beach town says his city will continue to play her rendition of “God ...

Dion soulfully sings “God Bless America,” though she is Canadian. When singer Marc Anthony performed the song at the 2013 baseball All-Star Game, racists attacked his performance, tweeting ...

Many Twitter users mocked Trump's performance and pointed out the irony of a man who demands patriotism in others not knowing the lyrics to one of the nation's most patriotic songs.

President Trump appeared to fumble the lyrics of "God Bless America" during a White House ceremony he specifically held to showcase his patriotism and encourage people to "stand for our National ...