S2E19 ”Yankee Doodle”

Music has always played an important role throughout the history of this nation and the Revolutionary War was no different.  This week’s episode of Revolutionary War Rarities focuses on one song which was intended as an insult to the Colonial Soldiers, a song that many of us grew up singing.  Make sure and watch by clicking on the picture below and thank you for being a part of Revolutionary War Rarities.  We are the podcast from the Sons of the American Revolution.

 

A brief list of resources to do further research on the topics mentioned in this episode.

For more on the history and meaning of “Yankee Doodle Dandy” visit: https://americansongwriter.com/meaning-of-yankee-doodle-song-lyrics/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yankee_Doodle Richard Shuckburgh: https://exhibitions.nysm.nysed.gov/albany/bios/s/rishuck.html

To listen to a version of “Chester” that was mentioned in the episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7S_07E-9CA

If you are ever in Louisville, be sure to visit The Brown Hotel, home of the original Hot Brown: https://www.brownhotel.com/

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