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Frank Sinatra with Axel Stordahl & His Orchestra

America the Beautiful

1945 · via Ray Charles

Frank Sinatra with Axel Stordahl & His Orchestra’s 1945 recording of “America the Beautiful” is the earliest release on file. Samuel Augustus Ward and Katharine Lee Bates are credited as its writers. Also recorded by Elvis Presley (released 1977), Frank Zappa (released 1994) and Tennessee Ernie Ford (released 1970), among 174 recordings of this work on MusicBrainz.

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Ray sang it like he wrote it, but the credit belongs to Katharine Lee Bates and Samuel Augustus Ward. Frank Sinatra had it on record earlier with Axel Stordahl's orchestra, so put the two side by side and hear how far one song can stretch.

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Credited writers: Samuel Augustus Ward and Katharine Lee Bates.

Earliest release on file: this one, 1945.

Other recordings on file · first release year

174 recordings of this work on MusicBrainz.

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Ray Charles made America the Beautiful sound like his own. Who shares the writing credit on that song with Samuel Augustus Ward?Katharine Lee Bates
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