Dear Old Pal of Mine explained

Dear Old Pal of Mine is a World War I song written by Harold Robe and Gitz Rice. The song was first published in 1916 by G. Ricordi & Co. in New York, NY.^{[1] [2]}

Irish tenor John McCormack earned the nickname the "Singing Prophet of Victory" by popularizing this wartime song.^[3] It was in the top 20 from January to March 1919 and reached number 10 in February.^[4] The idea for the song, according to an editorial note on the sheet music, was conceived by Rice while on sentry duty at the front lines at Ypres, Belgium.^[5]

References

Bibliography

• Parker, Bernard S. World War I Sheet Music 1. Jefferson: McFarland & Company, Inc., 2007. .
• Paas, John Roger. 2014. America sings of war: American sheet music from World War I. .
• Tyler, Don. Hit songs, 1900-1955: American popular music of the pre-rock era. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland, 2007. .
• Vogel, Frederick G. World War I Songs: A History and Dictionary of Popular American Patriotic Tunes, with Over 300 Complete Lyrics. Jefferson: McFarland & Company, Inc., 1995. .

External links

• Sheet music and Song MP3 at the Illinois Digital Archive

Notes and References

1. Book: Vogel . Frederick G. . 1995 . World War I Songs: A History and Dictionary of Popular American Patriotic Tunes, with Over 300 Complete Lyrics . Jefferson . McFarland & Company, Inc. . 165 . 0-89950-952-5 . 32241433.
2. Book: Parker, Bernard S. . 2007 . World War I Sheet Music 1. . Jefferson . McFarland & Company, Inc. . 93 . 978-0-7864-2798-7 . 71790113.
3. Book: Vogel . Frederick G. . 1995 . World War I Songs: A History and Dictionary of Popular American Patriotic Tunes, with Over 300 Complete Lyrics . Jefferson . McFarland & Company, Inc. . 82 . 0-89950-952-5 . 32241433.
4. Book: Paas, John Roger . 2014 . America sings of war: American sheet music from World War I. . 269 . Harrassowitz Verlag . 9783447102780 . 892462420. .
5. Hayes, Florence."Dear Old Pal of Mine" The Canadian Encyclopedia. The Canadian Encyclopedia, 2 July 2006. Web. 07 June 2016. .