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Welcome Home (1918 song)

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"Welcome Home"
Song
LanguageEnglish
Published1918
Songwriter(s)Lyricist: Bud Green
Composer: Edward G. Nelson

"Welcome Home" is a World War I song written by Bud Green and composed by Edward G. Nelson.[1] The song was first published in 1918 by A.J. Stasny Music Co., in New York, NY. The sheet music cover depicts soldiers being welcomed home by men and women.[2]

The sheet music can be found at the Pritzker Military Museum & Library.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Vogel, Frederick G. (1995). World War I Songs: A History and Dictionary of Popular American Patriotic Tunes, with Over 300 Complete Lyrics. Jefferson: McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 261. ISBN 0-89950-952-5. OCLC 32241433.
  2. ^ Parker, Bernard S. (2007). World War I Sheet Music Vol 2. Jefferson: McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 758. ISBN 978-0-7864-2799-4. OCLC 71790113.
  3. ^ Nelson, Ed G., and Bud Green. 1918. Welcome home. OCLC 20267232

Bibliography

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  • Parker, Bernard S. World War I Sheet Music Vol 2. Jefferson: McFarland & Company, Inc., 2007. ISBN 0-7864-2799-X. OCLC 71790113
  • Vogel, Frederick G. World War I Songs: A History and Dictionary of Popular American Patriotic Tunes, with Over 300 Complete Lyrics. Jefferson: McFarland & Company, Inc., 1995. ISBN 0-89950-952-5. OCLC 32241433