*(1956) Sun ''The Marines' Hymn'' (Unknown Take) Jerry Lee Lewis

Описание: STUDIO SESSION FOR JERRY LEE LEWIS
AT THE MEMPHIS RECORDING SERVICE FOR SUN RECORDS 1956/1957

SUN RECORDING STUDIO
706 UNION AVENUE, MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE
SUN SESSION: UNKNOWN DATES NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 1956
SESSION HOURS: UNKNOWN
PRODUCER AND RECORDING ENGINEER - SAM C. PHILLIPS
AND/OR JACK CLEMENT

''THE MARINES HYMN''
Composer: - Jacques Offenbach- Arranged by Jerry Lee Lewis
Publisher: - B.M.I. - Copyright Control
Matrix number: - None - Instrumental - Unknown Take (2:23)
Recorded: - November/December 1956 - Not Originally Issued
Released: - October 1975
First appearance: - Charly Records (LP) 33rpm CR 30007-B2 mono
RARE JERRY LEE LEWIS - VOLUME 1
Reissued: - September 1989 Bear Family Records (CD) 500/200rpm BCD 15420-1/14 mono
CLASSIC JERRY LEE LEWIS - THE DEFINITIVE SUN RECORDINGS 1956 - 1963

Even some French comic opera, ''The Gendarmes' Duet'' from Jacques Offenbach's ''Genevieve de Brabance''. Jerry Lee would, of course, have known the tune of the latter most in its much more familiar guise as ''The Marine's Hymn'', named here as such, the melody having been pillaged by the US Armed Forces in the 1890s. Though it's odds-on that Offenbach himself copied it from a Spanish folk song; nothing much is truly original. The vast scope that these disparate musical forms represent was in no way indicative of a lack of a sense of direction in Lewis's nascent recording career, conversely, it was the spontaneous parading of the immense breadth of his musical heritage. (*)

Note: The "Marines' Hymn" is the official hymn of the United States Marine Corps, introduced by the first Director of USMC Band, Francesco Maria Scala. It is the oldest official song in the United States Armed Forces. The "Marines' Hymn" is typically sung at the position of attention as a gesture of respect. However, the third verse is also used as a toast during formal events, such as the birthday ball and other ceremonies.

The lyrics are contained in the book Rhymes of the Rookies published in 1917. The author of these poems was W.E. Christian. The book is available on line in several formats. The book consists of a series of poems regarding military life prior to World War I.

Some lyrics were popular phrases before the song was written. The line "To the shores of Tripoli" refers to the First Barbary War, and specifically the Battle of Derne in 1805. After Lieutenant Presley O'Bannon and his Marines hoisted the American flag over the Old World for the first time, the phrase was added to the flag of the United States Marine Corps. "The Halls of Montezuma" refers to the Battle of Chapultepec on 12/13 September 1847 during the Mexican-American War, where a force of Marines stormed Chapultepec Castle. While the lyrics are said to date from the 19th century, no pre-20th century text is known. The author of the lyrics is likewise unknown. Legend has it that a Marine on duty in Mexico penned the hymn. The unknown author transposed the phrases in the motto on the Colors so that the first two lines of the Hymn would read: "From the Halls of Montezuma, to the Shores of Tripoli", favoring euphony over chronology. The music is from the Gendarmes' Duet (the "bold gendarmes") from the revision in 1867 of the Jacques Offenbach opera Geneviève de Brabant, which debuted in Paris in 1859.

Some websites claim that the Marine Corps secured a copyright on the song on 19 August 1891, but this is in error; the copyright was vested on 18 August 1919. In 1929, the Commandant of the Marine Corps authorized the three verses of the Marines' Hymn as the official version. This older version can be heard in the 1950 film Halls of Montezuma. On 21 November 1942, Commandant Thomas Holcomb approved a change in the words of the first verse's fourth line from "On the land as on the sea" to "In the air, on land, and sea" to reflect the addition of aviation to the Corps' arsenal. Various people over the years wrote unofficial or semi-unofficial extra verses to commemorate later battles and actions, for example, this verse commemorating the occupation of Iceland during World War II.

Name (Or. No. Of Instruments)
Jerry Lee Lewis - Vocal and Piano
Roland Janes - Guitar
James M. Van Eaton – Drums

- Digitally Remastered

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