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Thread #76185 Message #4226051
Posted By: Cool Beans
22-Jul-25 - 11:10 AM
Thread Name: Depression era childrens' songs
Subject: RE: Depression era childrens' songs
In 1935 Irving Caesar ("Tea For Two") and Gerald Marks ("All Of Me") wrote a collection of safety songs for children, "Sing A Song Of Safety." New York Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia had the songs distributed to the city's public schools. They became popular again in the 1950s sung by Frank Luther and issued through the Young People's Record Club. I recorded a little medley of them here: