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George Root Signed Musical Quote

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ROOT, George Frederick (1820-1895) was a popular American songwriter during the American Civil War. He was born at Sheffield, Massachusetts, and was named after the German-born British composer George Frideric Handel. For a while, he was a music teacher in Boston and New York. He then took to writing songs and founded a music publishing company in Chicago, Illinois. During the Civil War, Root leaped into fame as the composer of "Tramp, tramp, tramp the Boys are Marching", "Just before the Battle, Mother", "The Battle Cry of Freedom", and other popular songs. He was made a Musical Doctor by the first University of Chicago in 1872. Root was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1970. Musical Verse Signed, "Geo. F. Root" 1p. 5-1/2"x3-3/4", "Yes, we’ll rally round the flag boys (written 1862)..." Fine.

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