American Tune Lovers Society

Helping to keep in tune with history!

 

 

The American Tune Lovers Society (ATLS) is an online agency designed to help preserve and protect American tunes from the past by providing recordings and other information.

Please read the information which follows and consider supporting ATLS.


 

American Music Recordings Collection (AMRC)

American Music Resourch Editions (AMRE)

Center for American Music Preservation (CAMP)

Elder Joseph Brackett Day

National Carry A Tune Week

Tune Anniversaries

 

 

 

 

 

 

What are your favorite American tunes?

They might be...

Big Band music
Jazz music
Country & Western songs
Oldies songs
Gospel music
Easy Listening songs

Or maybe you would prefer...

Choral music
Classical themes
Film soundtrack themes

Songs from theater musicals

Why not help support this society now?

 




Help support The American Tune Lovers Society
in its mission
to help preserve American tunes from thre past
by ordering any of these limited edition CDs:






 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yours tunefully,

Roger Hall (The Tune Man)
Director, The American Tune Lovers Society (ATLS)

To contact ATLS -- click here

 

 

 

Sponsored by The American Tune Lovers Society


Every year this free annual web event takes place
the week near the October birthday of
America's first important tune composer, William Billings (1746-1800)

 

23rd Annual National Carry A Tune Week (October 1-7, 2023) -- click here

 

 

American Music Recordings Collection (AMRC)

See the list of over 50 CDs available
with American music

click here

American Music Resource Editions

See the titles available--click here

 


 

 

 

 

 

 


Over two centuries of recorded American song!

America's Singing History, Volume 1:
From Pre-Revolution to Abolition, 1759-1859


America's Singing History, Volume 2:
From Civil War to Cold War, 1861-1961

Read how to get your copy of these AMRC CDs -- click here

 

 

 

 

Elder Joseph Brackett Day - May 6

Sponsored by
The American Tune Lovers Society

 

Read about this day
celebrating the birthday of the Shaker composer
of the popular song, "Simple Gifts" -- click here



 

 

 

 

Tune Anniversaries

 

2023

75th anniversary of this movie song
with the tune by Jule Styne and words by Sammy Cahn

 

 

 

 

2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


60th anniversary of the popular movie song
with the tune by Henry Mancini

 

 

65th anniversary of the early rock n' roll song
by Otis Blackwell

 

 

2020

250th anniversary of the first American
tune collection with music by William Billings in 1770


"Majesty" - William Billings and The Stoughton Musical Society

 

 

100th anniversary of the death of
Charles Tomlinson Griffes


AMRC 0004: Memorial Music for
Charles T. Griffes, Samuel Barber, Randall Thompson

 




100th anniversary of "The Collection"
song by American composer, Charles Edward Ives
included on this CD:

AMRC 0003: "Praise Ye The Lord" -
Music by Six New England Composers

 

 

 

60th anniversary of multi-million selling record
by Elvis Presley

 

 

 


2019

AMRC 0011: "Swanee" -
A Century of American Songs, 1819-1919

 

 

AMRC 0026: "Song of the Marching Men" -
from THE NEW EARTH (1919)
music by Henry K. Hadley

 

 

 

 

2018

"Land of Our Hearts"
a patriotic song from 1918

 

 

 

 

 

 

2014

naPopular song hits from 1914 l Cr

"Tenting Tonight on the Old Camp Ground" (1864)

2013

Stephen Foster's Civil War era hymns (1863)

"When Johnny Comes Marching Home" (1863)

2012

 

150th anniversary of first publication of

"Battle Hymn of the Republic"

 

 

 

2011


150th anniversary of publication of

"John Brown" (aka: John Brown's Body)

 

 

 

100th anniversary of Irving Berlin's first hit song

"Alexander's Ragtime Band" (1911)

 


 

 

2010

70th anniversary of the milestone music event
with dozens of famous songwriters performing their own music
now available on a 4 CD box set titled:

Carousel of American Music:
The Fabled 24 September 1940 San Francisco Concerts

 

 

 


 

 

2008

Play Ball!

The 100th anniversary of the most popular baseball song:

"Take Me Out To The Ball Game"

 

 

Are you a fan of old western songs?

Then take a look at this music tribute page
to B-western stars and songwriters,
sponsored by The Tune Lovers Society:

Cowboy Songs Corral

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recommended American Tune Recordings

 

 

Recommended recordings of Patriotic Songs on CDs which may still be available at Amazon.com

America the Beautiful - Tanglewood Festival Chorus & Boston Pops Orchestra,
John Williams, conductor [Philips CD, 1996]

American Jubilee - May Festival Chorus & Cincinnati Pops Orchestra, Erich Kunzel, conductor [Telarc CD, 1988]

Battle Cry of Freedom - Robert Shaw Chorale [BMG/RCA Victor, 1991]

God Bless America - Mormon Tabernacle Choir [Sony Classics, 1992]

This is My Country - Marilyn Horne; Leontyne Price; Boston Pops Orchestra, Arthur Fiedler; Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy; St. Louis Orchestra, Leonard Slatkin; Robert Shaw Chorale [BMG/RCA Victor, 1993]

 

Here is a recommended series of popular songs by the original artists on RCA:

Nipper's Greatest Hits - The 1920s  ("My Blue Heaven"/ "Charleston"/ "Black and Tan Fantasy"/"Rhapsody in Blue" & more)

Nipper's Greatest Hits - The 1930s, Vol. 1  ("Happy Days are Here Again"/"Stardust"/ "You're the Top"/ "Moonlight Serenade" & more)

Nipper's Greatest Hits - The 1940s, Vol. 1 ("Frenesi"/ "Chatanooga Choo Choo"/ "Blues in the Night"/ "Stormy Weather" & more)

Nipper's Greatest Hits - The 1950s, Vol. 1 ("Be My Love"/ Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White"/ "Banana Boat (Day-O)"/  "Catch a Falling Star" & more)

 

 

 

 

How many tunes do you remember?

50 song hits from 1961

50 song hits from 1960

50 song hits from 1959

50 song hits from 1958

50 song hits from 1957

50 song hits from 1956

 


 

Help support the American Tune Lovers Society

Order your copy of this enjoyable CD

 

 


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