Kate Smith’s rendition of “God Bless America” has been scrapped at Yankee Stadium, but Bronx Bomber fans are going to bat for her over allegations of racism.
Smith’s niece, Suzy Andron, told The Post she is “honored” by the groundswell of support for the late singer among fans and media.
“Most are solidly behind the positive notion that this is a misunderstanding by a few people who took two or three of her songs [out of 3,000 that she recorded] out of context and inflated a story that my Aunt Kathryn must have been a racist,” Andron said.
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Let's see how many PATRIOTS are on the team.$$$$$$$$$$$ ZERO
ReplyDeleteThis is all you have to do is to stand up and stand together and Boom look at what you can change, crazy huh????
ReplyDeleteA delightful person with a great voice. She has been maligned by people who have no idea about her. During Ww2 ,she was raising millions for the war effort. The Yankees and the Flyers have folded like an rickety card table. This fan remembers her for all the good things she did. The songs she recorded in the early 1930’s were recorded by other singers, including several well known Black celebrities,. Her catalogue of recordings are decent works, God Bless America and Kate Smith!
ReplyDeleteI get chills every time I hear her sing that.
ReplyDelete10:43 Well said & my feeling exactly. Lets not fold on this one
ReplyDeleteEverybody has a shadow. Eliminating those who do eliminates everyone.
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DeleteKate Smith was a Great American and a Great Patriot with a beautiful voice...
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