My wife found this today and we surely need it
Here Is a Real Star. In case you don’t know it, this is the person
that is referred to as “The Fat Lady” in the trite verbalization of
“It’s not over till the fat lady sings”.
Kate Smith was born and grew up in Columbia, Missouri . In early
1940, Kate Smith, a fiercely patriotic American, and the biggest star on
radio, was deeply worried about her country.
She asked Irving Berlin if he could give her a song that would
re-ignite the spirit of American patriotism and faith. He said he had a
song that he had written in 1917, but never used it.
He said she could have it. She sat at the piano & played it and
realized how good it was. She called Mr. Berlin and told him that she
couldn’t take this from him for nothing.
So, they agreed that any money that would be made off the song would
be donated to the Boy Scouts of America . Thanks to Kate Smith and
Irving Berlin, the Scouts have received millions of dollars in
royalties. This clip is from the movie “You’re in the Army Now”. You
will see a familiar face (near the very end) in this one that we are all
very proud of.
Frank Sinatra said that when Kate Smith, whom he considered the
greatest singer of his age, first sang this song on the radio, a million
guys got ‘dust’ in their eyes and had to wipe the tears the ‘dust’
caused. If you can watch and listen without ‘dust’ getting in your
eyes, you have no soul. Sit back and enjoy a Real Star.
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