As we celebrate the 4th of July with family cookouts, fireworks, and music, let us all pause and remember the reason we celebrate, our country's independence.
As Memorial Day approaches I started thinking about all the great patriotic songs out there and in my opinion Lee Greenwood tells it like it is. Have a safe Memorial Day.
Every year on September 11, Americans pause to reflect on the tragic 2001 terrorist attacks that changed the country forever. In 2012, as the U.S. reflects on the 11th anniversary of the 9/11 attack in New York City, one man will be resting his voice after belting out the words to 'God Bless the USA' 911 times. That's right: A Utah resident has attempted to sing Lee Greenwood's hit song 911 times
In case you’ve not been following the story, I’ll give it to you in a nutshell. The principal of P.S. 90 in Brooklyn has told the children that they can’t sing “God Bless the U.S.A.” at their graduation because it might “offend people of other cultures”.
The principal in question, at first, decided to allow them to sing “Baby” by Justin Bieber. She has since withdrawn that permission when parents
Lee Greenwood has always been one to support his country. His 1984 hit, ‘God Bless the U.S.A.’ is still one of the most show-stopping tunes after all this time. Well now he is once again taking a stand for our country with the release of his new book, ‘Does God Still Bless the U.S.A.? A Plea for a Better America.’
Dale's been in the country music business a loooooong time. (He used to have an office on Music Row in Nashville, in case you didn't know!) So he's met a lot of the movers and shakers in the country music universe. They can't ALL have been nice people ... right?