Lindbergh (The Eagle Of The U.S.A.)
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"Lindbergh (The Eagle Of The U.S.A.)" was a popular song written by famous Tin Pan Alley songwriters, Howard Johnson and Al Sherman in 1927. It chronicles Charles Lindbergh's famous pioneer solo-flight across the Atlantic Ocean. The song was an overnight hit being released immediately on the heels of Lindbergh's safe landing.
[edit] Trivia
The song features the first, on record, sound effect. At the beginning of the recording what sounds like an in-flight airplane propeller is in fact a deck of playing cards being struck by an electric fan blade.
[edit] Literary Sources
- Sherman, Robert B. Walt's Time: from before to beyond, Santa Clarita: Camphor Tree Publishers, 1998.
