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Thread #169898   Message #4174829
Posted By: GeoffLawes
18-Jun-23 - 06:06 AM
Thread Name: Any June Songs?
Subject: RE: Any June Songs?
ROLL, ALABAMA ROLL
June 19, 1864 The Battle of Cherbourg, in which the Confederate ship The Alabama was sunk by the USS Kearsarge. The battle is commemorated in the song "Roll, Alabama, Roll".

Battle of Cherbourg (1864) from Wikipedia   
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Cherbourg_(1864)
Roll, Alabama, Roll from Wikipedia    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roll,_Alabama,_Roll
Many recordings of "Roll, Alabama, Roll". on YouTube     https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=roll+alabama+roll+song+
Mainly Norfolk: The Alabama / Roll, Alabama, Roll    https://mainlynorfolk.info/peter.bellamy/songs/thealabama.html
MUDCAT DT Lyrics: Roll Alabama Roll    /mudcat.org/@displaysong.cfm?SongID=8496,8496&SongID=8496,8496
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