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    America the Beautiful - Wikipedia

    • "America the Beautiful" is a patriotic American song. Its lyrics were written by Katharine Lee Bates and its music was composed by church organist and choirmaster Samuel A. Ward at Grace Episcopal Church in Newark, New Jersey, though the two never met. Bates wrote the words as a poem, originally titled "Pikes Peak". It was first published in the Fourth … See more

    History

    In 1893, at the age of 33, Bates, an English professor at Wellesley College, had taken a train trip to
    On … See more

    Notable performances

    Elvis Presley performed it many times in concerts starting in 1976.
    Bing Crosby included the song in a medley on his album 101 Gang Songs (1961).
    Frank Sinatra recorded the song with Nelson Riddle during … See more

    Also known as"Pikes Peak" (lyrics) · "Materna" (music)
    LyricsKatharine Lee Bates, 1895
    MusicSamuel A. Ward, 1883
    Published1910 by Oliver Ditson & Co.
    Idioms

    "From sea to shining sea" is an American idiom meaning "from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean" (or vice versa). Other songs that have used this phrase include the American patriotic song "God Bless the U.S.A." … See more

    Books

    Lynn Sherr's 2001 book America the Beautiful: The Stirring True Story Behind Our Nation's Favorite Song discusses the origins of the song and the backgrounds of its authors in depth. The book points out that the po… See more

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