Susanna, oh dont you cry for me, wid my banjo on my knee. The song has been performed by many minstrel troupes and was ed and published at least 21 times from 1847 through 1851. The original lyrics to oh susanna are brutally racist. Feb 20, 2008 a vaudeville western foot stomping good time, oh, susanna. Probably by fortuitous coincidence rather than design, the song appeared in the public eye at the same time as the new polka fad was arriving from europe.
Lee odaniel in 1930, were still recording and making personal appearances as late as 2007. I have to say that the fact that it is entertaining is despite not because of the. Members of the western writers of america chose it as one of the. Oh, susanna, dont you cry for me for i come from alabama, with my banjo on my knee. Susanna, oh dont you cry for me well, i come from alabama with my banjo on my knee i had a dream the other night when everything was still i dreamed i saw susanna she was coming down the hill a red, red rose was in her mouth a tear was in her eye said i come from alabama now, susanna dont you cry oh. Susanna i come from alabama with a banjo on my knee by stephen. When autry unwittingly boards a train with a vicious outlaw, the criminal steals his clothes and throws him from the locomotive. Please wait a minute for the movie to load after you click the play button. Plus free lyrics, the fun with kidsongs blog and so much more. Written by oliver drake, the film is about a cowboy who is robbed. Susanna simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Susanna you learned in grade schoolits because the racism has been gradually written out of the song. The official videos for canadian singersongwriter oh susanna. At the trial, gene mouths the words to his songs while a phonograph plays, and after the jury listens, gene is set free.
Movie cowboy tom ford gene autry, star of mammouth film productions, goes on vacation before wilson william newell, studio publicity man, can notify him that he is to make a personal appearance at the 1936 texas centennial celebration in dallas. Susanna original lyrics wikisource, the free online. You can find more information regarding this film on its imdb page. While riding to mineral springs autry is robbed by thieves and then tossed off the train. The song debuted in the eagle ice cream saloon in pittsburgh, pennsylvania, on september 11, 1847 and was published by w. Oh, susanna 1936 wolf benson boothe howard is a ruthless outlaw in search of a new identity. Coming to, autry realizes that he is dressed like a drifter, has no money, and no way prove hes the famous gene autry. With gene autry, smiley burnette, frances grant, earle hodgins. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. It is among the most popular american songs ever written. At bottom right is morgan litho corp, cleveland, o. Stephen foster born 1826 died 1864 is a popular song artist notable for writing oh susanna camptown races my old kentucky home and more. Still posing as autry he robs and kills autrys friend lee.
A vaudeville western foot stomping good time, oh, susanna. Oh susannah is significant in that it features the motion picture debut of the light crust doughboys, one of the bands that originated western swing music. The official home of kidsongs the award winning video, music and television series is available here on dvd, cd and for download. Like many people, i first learned oh susanna when i was a kid. Poster for the 1936 film oh, susanna there are no marks on the item, which can be seen at the link. Popularly associated with the california gold rush, it is also occasionally called banjo on my knee, which by the way is the title of a 1936 film. Banjo on my knee 1936 full movie download full hd youtube. The light crust doughboys, founded by bob wills and w. Oh susanna oh dont you cry for me ive come from alabama with my banjo on my knee it rained all night the day i left the weather it was dry the sun so hot i froze to death susanna dont you cry oh susanna dont you cry for me ive come from alabama with my banjo on my knee oh susanna dont you cry for me cause ive come from alabama with my. Stephen foster oh susanna midi file for piano midi. Gene autry is a famous singing cowboy on his way to collect some money. Oh, susanna 1936 danske film stream gratis gratis film. Written by oliver drake, the film is about a cowboy who is robbed and then thrown from a train by an escaped murderer who then takes on the cowboys identity. Susanna is a minstrel song by stephen foster 18261864, first published in 1848.
Joseph kane fleeing the law, wolf benson hops on a train, throws autry off, and assumes autrys identity. Members of the western writers of america chose it as one of the top 100 western songs of all time. This tenth collection of movies from timeless media group contains. Embed for hosted blogs and item download options download 1 file. Susanna for piano solo, intermediate piano sheet music. If the words dont seem familiarnot at all like the oh. May 05, 2020 for other versions of this work, see oh. Wikipedia article, commons category, wikidata item american minstrel song, first published in 1848. The 1934 film was the first film to bring real critical success to its star bette davis, her overthetop, theatrical performance was passed over for a best actress oscar nomination, although she was an unofficial writein candidate. Film event in willmar, mn by new london roaming cinema and whitney music on friday, february 9 2018. Includes an high quality pdf file to download instantly. This is a fairly early film from gene autrys career. Its an old trek what is called roots music these days to something closer to rock, and suzie ungerleider, aka oh susanna, makes it on her eponymous album.
The storylines were simple and fastpaced at just 53 minutes long, oh, susanna. Autry was poverty row studio republics cash cow back in the 1930s and 40s, and oh, susanna. Suzie ungerleider shared the details behind a forthcoming lp only a few weeks ago, and before a girl in teen city arrives, shes shared a. Rock is, of course, a relative concept, and on this album its the americana variation, low on tech but rich in feeling. After chucking innocent cowboy gene autry gene autry off a train, he steals genes luggage and. Lots of running around, and highspeed horse chases. This is a family film, that probably has more appeal to the menboys, rather than the womengirls. I have to say that the manufacturers have copied from a very battered print. Oh i come from alabama with a banjo on my knee, im going to louisiana, my true love for to see it rained all night the day i left, the weather it was dry the sun so hot i froze to death. Oh susanna is currently working on a script based on her a girl in teen city album as well as writing and recording a new album scheduled for early 2021. Oh susanna listen and stream free music, albums, new. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. Susanna in pdf and mp3 for free and without s from. Oh susanna sheet music for voice free sheet music on.