Presidential Campaign Songs, 1789-1996

Oscar Brand SFW45051

"Attack ads," "character assassinations," and "spin doctors" are not new in American Presidential campaigns. Before radio and television, campaign songs were written and published to transmit similar ideas and influence voters. This collection includes one song from the campaign of every President, from George Washington to William Clinton performed by folk singer Oscar Brand and recorded in 1998. Set to marches and popular tunes, accompanied by banjo, guitar, percussion, and wind, these songs present some of the enduring themes of American political campaigns and the events that have influenced them. Includes "Follow Washington," "Jefferson and Liberty," "Tippecanoe and Tyler Too," "Lincoln and Liberty," "Grant, Grant, Grant," "Roosevelt the Cry," "I'm Just Wild About Harry," "Buckle Down With Nixon," "California Here We Come," "Don't Stop Thinking About Tomorrow" and 33 others. For ages 9 and up. 69 minutes. Extensive liner notes. "One of the most thoroughly unique folk records released in 1999, Presidential Campaign Songs is also a thorough and unique look at America's political history. An important and well-crafted historical document, Presidential Campaigning Songs educates and entertains in equal measure." —Heather Phares, All Music Guide
Country(s) United States
Keyword(s) Folksong revival; United States History
Instrument(s) Guitar
Language(s) English
Year of Release 1999
Record Label Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
Source Archive Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
Credits Artist Oscar Brand ; Compiled by Oscar Brand ; Produced by Oscar Brand ; Liner Notes by Oscar Brand ; Liner Notes by Anthony Seeger ; Mastered by Charlie Pilzer ; Design by Joe Parisi

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Play	101	Free Elections	Oscar Brand	0:29
Play	102	Follow Washington (George Washington)	Oscar Brand	1:03
Play	103	Adams and Liberty (John Adams)	Oscar Brand	1:38
Play	104	For Jefferson and Liberty (Thomas Jefferson)	Oscar Brand	1:53
Play	105	Huzzah for Madison, Huzzah (James Madison)	Oscar Brand	1:25
Play	106	Monroe is the Man (James Monroe)	Oscar Brand	1:31
Play	107	Little Know Ye Who's Coming (John Quincy Adams)	Oscar Brand	2:00
Play	108	Jackson and Kentucky (Andrew Jackson)	Oscar Brand	2:12
Play	109	Rockabye, Baby (Martin Van Buren)	Oscar Brand	1:26
Play	110	The Harrison Yankee Doodle (William Henry Harrison)	Oscar Brand	1:14
Play	111	Tippacanoe and Tyler, Too (John Tyler)	Oscar Brand	1:17
Play	112	Jimmy Polk of Tennessee (James Polk)	Oscar Brand	1:40
Play	113	Rumadum Dum (Zachary Taylor)	Oscar Brand	1:21
Play	114	The Union Wagon (Millard Fillmore)	Oscar Brand	1:44
Play	115	Pierce and King (Franklin Pierce)	Oscar Brand	1:38
Play	116	Buchanan and John Breckenridge (James Buchanan)	Oscar Brand	1:14
Play	117	Lincoln and Liberty (Abraham Lincoln)	Oscar Brand	2:12
Play	118	Just Before Election, Andy (Andrew Johnson)	Oscar Brand	1:44
Play	119	Grant, Grant, Grant (Ulysses S. Grant)	Oscar Brand	1:28
Play	120	For Hayes and Wheeler, Too (Rutherford B. Hayes)	Oscar Brand	1:22
Play	121	If the Johnnies Get Into Power Again (James A. Garfield)	Oscar Brand	1:47
Play	122	Democrats, Good Democrats (Grover Cleveland)	Oscar Brand	1:40
Play	123	He's All Right (Benjamin Harrison)	Oscar Brand	1:23
Play	124	Marching with McKinley (William McKinley)	Oscar Brand	2:06
Play	125	Roosevelt the Cry (Theodore Roosevelt)	Oscar Brand	1:17
Play	126	Get on a Raft with Taft (William H. Taft)	Oscar Brand	1:37
Play	127	Wilson, That's All (Woodrow Wilson)	Oscar Brand	1:53
Play	128	Harding, You're the Man for Us (Warren Harding)	Oscar Brand	1:23
Play	129	Keep Cool and Keep Coolidge (Calvin Coolidge)	Oscar Brand	2:20
Play	130	If He's Good Enough for Lindy (Herbert Hoover)	Oscar Brand	1:38
Play	131	Franklin D. Roosevelt's Back Again (Franklin Delano Roosevel t)	Oscar Brand	1:52
Play	132	I'm Just Wild About Harry (Harry S. Truman)	Oscar Brand	0:50
Play	133	I Like Ike (Dwight Eisenhower)	Oscar Brand	0:43
Play	134	Marching Down to Washington (John Kennedy)	Oscar Brand	1:06
Play	135	Hello, Lyndon (Lyndon Johnson)	Oscar Brand	1:05
Play	136	Buckle Down with Nixon (Richard Nixon)	Oscar Brand	1:19
Play	137	I'm Feeling Good About America (Gerald Ford)	Oscar Brand	1:24
Play	138	Why Not the Best? (Jimmy Carter)	Oscar Brand	2:30
Play	139	California, Here We Come (Ronald Reagan)	Oscar Brand	0:39
Play	140	This Land is Your Land (George Bush)	Oscar Brand	1:31
Play	141	Don't Stop Thinking About Tomorrow (William Clinton)	Oscar Brand	2:21
Play	142	The Same Merry Go-Round	Oscar Brand	1:45
Play	143	Song of the Presidents	Oscar Brand	4:26