The following includes links to two performances of "America the Beautiful." (I have featured the same links in two previous July 4th posts, in recent years.)
The first performance of the song, below, is by Frank Sinatra, accompanied by a chorus. I don't know the year the recording was made, but I'm very fond of Mr. Sinatra's lovely rendition of the song.
The second version of "America the Beautiful," here, is by Ray Charles, from a
1972 taping of The Dick Cavett Show, on ABC-TV.
Mr. Charles's performance is stirring, and beautiful.
