Name That Songwriter
- Question: Who wrote "Blowin’ in the Wind" and "Mr. Tambourine Man"?
- Answer: Bob Dylan, the American composer and musician, wrote many classic songs, including "Blowin’ in the Wind" and "Mr. Tambourine Man."
- Question: Who wrote the tune to "Happy Birthday"?
- Answer: Patty Smith Hill, a schoolteacher, wrote the tune to the worldwide standard "Happy Birthday."
- Question: Who wrote "Stars and Stripes Forever"?
- Answer: John Philip Sousa’s most famous work is "Stars and Stripes Forever" (1896). He also prepared an official arrangement of "The Star-Spangled Banner" for the U.S. Army and Navy.
- Question: Who wrote the song "White Christmas"?
- Answer: Israel Baline was born on May 11, 1888, in Russia to the family of a Jewish cantor that immigrated to New York City in 1893. Under the name Irving Berlin, he wrote the classic song "White Christmas."
- Question: Who wrote "God Bless America"?
- Answer: Irving Berlin wrote the patriotic song "God Bless America."
- Question: Who wrote the songs "Your Cheatin’ Heart" and "I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry"?
- Answer: Your Cheatin’ Heart and "I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry" were written by Hank Williams, the American musician who in the 1950s became country music’s first superstar.
- Question: Who wrote the Elvis Presley hit song “Blue Suede Shoes”?
- Answer: Carl Perkins’s "Blue Suede Shoes" (1955), his signature song, proved to be one of the most enduring hits of the early days of rock and roll.
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