[dcab-l] Song: Amelia Earhart

Music Lovers & Songwriters:

 

In 1928, Amelia Earhart gained fame by undertaking a transatlantic flight, albeit as a

passenger.  Her marriage to media tycoon George Palmer Putnam and a series of

record-breaking flights propelled her to international fame as a long-distance flyer.  With

help from a close friend and adviser, Paul Mantz, Earhart and her navigator, the hard-

drinking Fred Noonan, she undertook her longest flight ever: a round-the-world attempt

in 1937.  The airplane disappeared, and a massive search effort was unsuccessful, but

Earhart was solidified as an aviation icon. 

 

"Amelia Earhart's Last Flight" was written by “Red River Dave” McEnery shortly after

Earhart's disappearance.  It is believed to be the first song ever performed on

commercial television (at the 1939 World's Fair).  It was recorded by McEnery in 1941.

 

The song has maintained popularity since then, including covers by artists including

Kinky Friedman, Ronnie Lane, The Greenbriar Boys, and the Country Gentlemen.

 

 

Musicians:

   Tom Grey                Bass

   Lou Janesko            Fiddle

   Keith Arneson          Banjo

   Ed Schaeffer            Guitar & Vocal

   Barb Diederich         Harmony

 

To listen, click URL below:

 

http://rattlesnakehill.org/Web_Music/edsmusic.html

 

I hope you enjoy it!

Ed