... anything but Proud to be an American ... that song sucked first time I heard it, and it certainly hasn't gotten any better over time.
1812 Overture of course. The Mercury Living Presence anniversary box set, with the Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, Dorati conducting. They used actual French muzzle loading cannons as specified by the author with special attention paid to the environment in order to simulate battlefield conditions.
AMBER WAVES American Clarinet Music George Gershwin, Leonard Bernstein, William Thomas McKinley, Clare Fisher, Dick Hyman, Jimmy Rowles
Richard Stoltzman - clarinet
Irma Vallecillo - piano
VANGUARD RECORDS VS. SUGAR HILL RECORDS Solomon Poss presents a World Title Bout Over Twelve Rounds Nickel Creek, Dolly Parton, Robert Earl Keen, John Fahey, Tim O'Brien, Joan Baez, Skip James, John Hammond, Jr., Sonny Landreth, Buddy Guy, Doc & Merle Watson