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American Tune Lovers Society (ATLS)
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 of the music from the 18th, 19th, 20th centuries..
Please read the information which follows and consider supporting ATLS
Roger Lee Hall
Founder and Director, American Tune Lovers Society
To contact ATLS -- click here
American Music Recordings Collection (AMRC)
American Music Resource Editions (AMRE)
Elder Joseph Brackett Day (May 6)
Essential American Recordings Survey (EARS)
National Carry A Tune Week (NCATW)
What are your favorite American tunes?
They might be...
Big Band music
Jazz music
Country & Western songs
Oldies songs
Gospel music
Easy Listening songsOr maybe you would prefer...
Choral music
Classical themes
Film soundtrack themes
Songs from musicalsWhy not help support this society now?
Join The American Tune Lovers Society
and help in its mission to help preserve American tunes from the past
by ordering any of these limited edition CDs:
01: American Places - Musical Travels (Classical)
02: Gentle Words - A Shaker Music Sampler (Folk)
03: It's Magic - 100th Birthday Celebration of Sammy Cahn (Pop)
04: John William Radio Tributes (Film music)
To join ATLS,
just pay admission fee of $25.00
and you will receive one of the four CDs listed above.
Just indicate which CD you wish to receive and
be sure to include your mailing address.
Click the "Add to Cart" below
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)
24rd Annual National Carry A Tune Week (October 6-12, 2024) -- click here
American Music Recordings Collection (AMRC)
See the list of over 50 CDs available
with American music
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
2024
2023
75th anniversary of "It's Magic" movie song sung by Doris day
in the movie, ROMANCE ON THE HIGH SEAS
with the tune by Jule Styne and words by Sammy Cahn
2021
60th anniversary of "Moon River"
popular movie song
with lyrics by Johnny mercer and music by Henry Mancini
65th anniversary of "Don't Be Cruel"
early rock n' roll song by Otis Blackwell
made popular b y Elvis Presley
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 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 "It's Now Or Never"
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
"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
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"
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Are you a fan of old western songs?
Then take a look at this music tribute page
to B-western stars and songwriters,
affiliated with The American Tune Lovers Society:
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 from these years?
Help support the American Tune Lovers Society
Order a CD from the
American Music Recordings Collection (AMRC)
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