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Music
 Websites presented in alphabetical order "Take Me Out" Turns 100 
 This article describes how Major League Baseball (MLB) will commemorate during opening week 2008 the 100th anniversary of the song "Take Me Out to the Ball Game," the unofficial anthem of baseball, which is typically sung by the audience during the seventh-inning stretch. Includes the lyrics as written by Jack Norworth in 1908. From MLB.com. http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article_entertainment.jsp?ymd=20071113&content_id=2299367&vkey=entertainment&fext=.jsp Topics: Baseball, Music Last updated Mar 24, 2008 Bibliography of Published Baseball Music and Songs in the Collections of the Music Division at the Library of Congress
This site lists "over 400 musical works and songs related to baseball." Materials listed in the collection include music about baseball in general and songs dedicated to individual players and teams. A chronology shows the first baseball song — "The Baseball Polka" — dates from 1858. Browsable by title or date. From the Library of Congress, Performing Arts Reading Room, Music Division. http://www.loc.gov/rr/perform/baseballbib.html Topics: Baseball, Music, Nonfiction by Genre, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Oct 13, 2004 |
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