Amelia Earhart's Last Flight
| "Amelia Earhart's Last Flight" | |
|---|---|
| Song by David McEnery (1941) | |
| Written | July 3, 1937 |
| Writer | David McEnery |
| Language | English |
| Recorded by |
Kinky Friedman Faith Petric Ronnie Lane Jim Kweskin The Greenbriar Boys Plainsong |
"Amelia Earhart's Last Flight" is a song written by Red River Dave McEnery shortly after Amelia Earhart's disappearance.[1] It has been believed to be the first song ever performed on commercial television (at the 1939 World's Fair).
It was copyrighted in 1939,[2][3] and was first performed by David McEnery on a pioneer television broadcast from the 1939 New York World's Fair.[4] It was recorded by McEnery in 1941.
It has maintained continued popularity since then, including covers by artists including Kinky Friedman, The Greenbriar Boys and the Country Gentlemen. Saskatoon-based band The Heartstrings covered the song, and used the second line of the chorus as the title of their 2009 album Far Away in a Land That is Fair.
References
- ↑ "Amelia Earhart's Last Flight". Sing Out! 15 (3).
- ↑ Blood, Peter, ed. (1988, 1992, 2004). Rise Up Singing. Annie Patterson, Kore Loy McWhirter. Bethlehem, Pennsylvania: Sing Out! Corp. p. 243. ISBN 1-881322-12-2.
Copyright 1939 Stasny Music. Copyright renewed. All rights administered by Bug Music Inc.
Check date values in:|date=(help) - ↑ McEnery, Dave; Betty Ann Fisher (1939). Red River Dave song book: marvelous collection of cowboy, hill-billy, mountain and home songs, all originals. New York: Stasny Music Corporation.
- ↑ Wadey, Paul (2002-01-21). "Red River Dave McEnery". The Independent. Retrieved May 16, 2009.
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