{"id":17531,"date":"2025-05-28T00:34:43","date_gmt":"2025-05-28T00:34:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new50.info\/?p=17531"},"modified":"2025-05-28T00:34:43","modified_gmt":"2025-05-28T00:34:43","slug":"many-great-singers-have-taken-on-this-song-elvis-garth-brooks-bing-crosby-but-no-one-sings-it-like-alan-jackson-when-he-stepped-up-to-perform-america-the-beautiful","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new50.info\/?p=17531","title":{"rendered":"Many great singers have taken on this song\u2014Elvis, Garth Brooks, Bing Crosby\u2014but no one sings it like Alan Jackson. When he stepped up to perform \u201cAmerica the Beautiful,\u201d it wasn\u2019t just for the crowd\u2014it was for the veterans, the heroes who gave their blood, sweat, and tears for this country. With every note, you could feel the pride, the pain, and the love. And when that final note rang out\u2026 not a single eye was dry. It wasn\u2019t just a performance\u2014it was a thank you. God bless America."},"content":{"rendered":"

It is an annual tradition of the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) to air a televised 4th of July concert, and in 2021, country star Alan Jackson was in the lineup where he performed his hit single, \u201cDrive,\u201d and his rendition of the 1911 version of \u201cAmerica The Beautiful.\u201d In the same event, he is joined by fellow country singers such as Mickey Guyton, Jimmie Allen, and Jennifer Nettles.<\/p>\n

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Written by Katharine Lee Bates and composed by church organist and choirmaster Samuel A. Ward, this patriotic song was actually originally written as a poem and was meant to be called \u201cPikes Peak.\u201d It went through a few lyric revisions, with the latest version being dated 1911.<\/p>\n

\u201cAmerica The Beautiful\u201d has been covered by several notable artists, proving the power of this piece. Elvis Presley, for one, performed this song several times in his concerts starting in 1976. Bing Crosby, the first multimedia star, actually included this song in his 1961 album \u201c101 Gang Songs\u201d. Frank Sinatra, Mariah Carey, Whitney Houston, Aretha Franklin, Fifth Harmony, Jennifer Lopez, the star-studded list goes on and on.<\/p>\n

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Equally, if not more, notable was the fact that \u201cAmerica The Beautiful\u201d was actually a heavy contender for America\u2019s national song. Years and years after the song was penned and released, particularly during the presidency of John F. Kennedy, there have been several efforts made to set this song as a national hymn or as a national anthem, to potentially replace or at least be equal to\u00a0\u201cThe Star-Spangled Banner.\u201d<\/p>\n

With its rich history, it\u2019s no wonder why \u201cAmerica The Beautiful\u201d is still lauded as a patriotic song for the United States. And it\u2019s no wonder why singers like\u00a0Alan Jackson\u00a0would still pay tribute to the motherland using this song, as its lyrics will just reveal the patriot in you.<\/p>\n

Watch Alan Jackson\u2019s rendition of \u201cAmerica The Beautiful\u201d below.<\/strong><\/p>\n