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"Remember the Alamo" is a song written by Texan folk singer and songwriter Jane Bowers. [1] Bowers details the last days of 180 soldiers during the Battle of the Alamo and names several famous figures who fought at the Alamo , including Mexican general Santa Anna and Texans: Jim Bowie , William Barrett Travis and Davy Crockett .
The Alamo is a historic Spanish mission and fortress compound founded in the 18th century by Roman Catholic missionaries in what is now San Antonio, Texas, United States.It was the site of the Battle of the Alamo in 1836, a pivotal event of the Texas Revolution in which American folk heroes James Bowie and Davy Crockett were killed. [4]
Have you heard that before a couple of times, 'Remember Pearl Harbor?'" [7] One of the veterans, Michael "Mickey" Ganitch, boldly burst out in song, remembering lyrics 75 years old: "Let's remember Pearl Harbor as we go to meet the foe. Let's remember Pearl Harbor, as we did the Alamo. We will always remember how they died for liberty.
"The Green Leaves of Summer" is a song, composed by Dimitri Tiomkin with lyrics by Paul Francis Webster, written for the 1960 film The Alamo. [1] It was performed in the film's score by the vocal group The Brothers Four .
He is said to have discovered Ernie Andrews in 1945 and produced his first sessions. He wrote Andrews' biggest hit, the song "Soothe Me". Greene's lyrics were stylish and often had strong emotional impact. [2] The idea for "Across the Alley from the Alamo" came to Greene in 1946 in the middle of the night.
Media response to Asleep at the Wheel Remembers the Alamo was generally positive. Reviewing the album for AllMusic, Thom Jurek described it as "a wonderfully wrought, engaging, enlightening, and thoroughly delightful listening experience," praising Benson for "humaniz[ing] the Alamo for the listener, giv[ing] it faces, feelings, context, and a new kind of endurance that is certainly romantic ...
[20] [23] As they rushed to the Alamo, Texians quickly herded cattle into the complex and scrounged for food in nearby houses. [24] [Note 3] The Mexican army initiated a siege of the Alamo and raised a blood-red flag signaling no quarter. Travis responded with a blast from the Alamo's largest cannon. [22] The first night of the siege was ...
The Alamo: 13 Days to Glory is a 1987 American Western television miniseries later edited into a feature film about the 1836 Battle of the Alamo written and directed by Burt Kennedy, starring James Arness as James Bowie, Brian Keith as Davy Crockett, Alec Baldwin as William Barrett Travis, Raul Julia as Antonio López de Santa Anna, and featuring a single scene cameo by Lorne Greene as Sam ...