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
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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