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General Pershing: One Step

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"General Pershing: (one – step, march or two – step)"
Song
Published1918
Songwriter(s)Carl D. Vandersloot

General Pershing: (one – step, march or two – step) is a march composed in 1918 by Carl D. Vandersloot and published by Vandersloot Music Publishing Company.[1][2][3]

The song honors John J. Pershing, who led the American Expeditionary Forces to victory over Germany in World War I, 1917–18.

References

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  1. ^ "General Pershing: (one – step, march or two – step)". Pritzker Military Museum & Library. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
  2. ^ 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. p. 177. ISBN 0-89950-952-5. OCLC 32241433.
  3. ^ Paas, John Roger (2014). America Sings of War: American Sheet Music from World War I. Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag. p. 345. ISBN 9783447102780.

Bibliography

  • Paas, John Roger. America Sings of War: American Sheet Music from World War I. Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Vertag, 2014. ISBN 9783447102780 OCLC 892462420
  • Parker, Bernard S. World War I Sheet Music: 9,670 Patriotic Songs Published in the United States, 1914-1920, with More Than 600 Covers Illustrated. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland, 2007. ISBN 9780786424931 OCLC 71790113
  • 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. ISBN 0-89950-952-5. OCLC 32241433